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Buying smokes and drinks again in Joburg and Cape Town

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Capetonians out shopping for liquor and getting their hands on their favourite brand of cigarettes today after government announced the lifting of the bans on Saturday Pictures: EsaAlexander/Timeslive
Capetonians out shopping for liquor and getting their hands on their favourite brand of cigarettes today after government announced the lifting of the bans on Saturday Pictures: EsaAlexander/Timeslive

The two biggest cities in SA, Johannesburg and Cape Town, saw a steady flow of customers buying cigarettes and alcohol again after the ban on these products was lifted by government at midnight on Monday, as announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last weekend.

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Capetonians out shopping for liquor and getting their hands on their favourite brand of cigarettes today after government announced the lifting of the bans on Saturday Pictures: EsaAlexander/Timeslive
Capetonians out shopping for liquor and getting their hands on their favourite brand of cigarettes today after government announced the lifting of the bans on Saturday Pictures: EsaAlexander/Timeslive
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People are seen buying alcohol at Liquor City in Northcliff, Johannesburg. South Arica is now in Level 2 of lockdown Pictures: ALON SKUY
People are seen buying alcohol at Liquor City in Northcliff, Johannesburg. South Arica is now in Level 2 of lockdown Pictures: ALON SKUY
Picture: Thapelo Morebudi/~The Sunday Times
Picture: Thapelo Morebudi/~The Sunday Times
Chriss Erusmus seen pushing a trolley of cigarettes at Makro Woodmead. Tobacco products had been banned by lockdown regulations for the past five months. The ban was lifted at midnight on Monday Picture: Thapelo Morebudi/~The Sunday Times
Chriss Erusmus seen pushing a trolley of cigarettes at Makro Woodmead. Tobacco products had been banned by lockdown regulations for the past five months. The ban was lifted at midnight on Monday Picture: Thapelo Morebudi/~The Sunday Times