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Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at a media briefing in Pretoria on 17 August 2020. Picture: @GCISMedia/Twitter

Tobacco sales

BATSA, Cogta’s fight over lifted ban on tobacco sales continues

By Shamiela Fisher

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...

  • © koloj/123rf.com

    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.

    655 days ago
  • 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.

    722 days ago
  • FILE: On a monthly basis sales were up 74.2% after a 50.7% contraction in April. Quarterly sales dropped 19.5%. Picture: pixabay.com

    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.

    748 days ago
  • FILE: Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    790 days ago
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