2020-04-30 08:02
Sarah Evans, Kyle Cowan and Pieter du Toit
In a stunning about-turn on Wednesday, the government announced that a ban on the sale of tobacco products and cigarettes would continue from Friday when some Level 5 lockdown restrictions are eased.
This prompted an immediate response from tobacco industry representatives, who intend to head to court immediately to challenge the decision.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new five-level risk-based approach to the lockdown last Thursday and said the sale of cigarettes would be allowed.
On Wednesday evening, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma provided details of the upcoming downgrade to Level 4 from midnight on Thursday and said after consideration and debate, the ban on cigarette sales would remain in place for "public health" reasons.
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