Tobacco sales
BATSA, Cogta’s fight over lifted ban on tobacco sales continues
On Tuesday, BATSA voiced its disappointment after Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was granted leave to appeal the Western Cape High Court's ruling that...
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Nearly 1 million smokers quit during lockdown tobacco sales ban - study
The data is contained in a study conducted by the University of Cape Town's research unit on the economics of excisable products.
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Tobacco, alcohol, inter-provincial travel & curfew - level 2 lockdown amendments
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday said that with the imminent relaxation of lockdown regulations under level 2, South Africans needed to remain vigilant because the COVID-19 pandemic had not yet been defeated.
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SA's retail sales plunge in April and May after hard lockdown
At the end of March, President Cyril Ramaphosa took early action, shutting restaurants, banning alcohol and tobacco sales, while ordering people to stay at home and sending the army on to the streets to enforce it.
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Govt on tobacco sales ban: We had a duty to be proactive
Lawyers for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said although the body of knowledge around the virus was increasing, action had to be taken on the basis of what was known about the risks of smoking.
