The National Treasury has resolved not to hike the general fuel levy and the Road Accident Fund levy for the first time in 31 years to cushion hard-pressed consumers from soaring petrol prices. This was announced by finance minister Enoch…
The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA), the official voice of over two million informal traders in South Africa, is calling on government and tobacco companies to ensure informal traders and their customers are not left…
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…
TimesLive Belinda Pheto The cigarette industry stands accused of practising advertising and marketing tactics which are, a report claims, being used to bypass advertising regulations. The Tobacco Interference Index Report was released on…
ANC Women’s League remains opposed to plans to lift the restrictions ‘as SA could be hit by another wave’ of Covid-19 infections. ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini has reiterated the league’s opposition to the lifting of the…
Police conducting a roadblock in KwaMbonambi in northern KwaZulu-Natal arrested nine suspects after finding them with prohibited items including cigarettes and dagga. During the roadblock on the N2 on Friday, police stopped two minibus…
Timeslive UNATHI NKANJENI The government has backtracked on an “incorrect” tweet regarding the ban on cigarettes and alcohol sales during the lockdown. On Wednesday, the government said the ban on the sale of alcohol and cigarettes would…
A 42-year-old Limpopo police constable and an accomplice have been arrested after they were found in possession of illicit cigarettes worth about R100,000. Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said the constable, who was stationed…
No‚ tobacco products‚ including cigarettes‚ will not be returning to shelves this week‚ says the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita). Fita debunked a WhatsApp message doing the rounds on social media claiming that the…
The reasons provided by co-operative governance & traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for prohibiting the sale of tobacco products from May do not pass rational muster‚ lawyers for the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco…
In its latest salvo against the government’s continued ban on the sale of tobacco products, the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) said that the prohibition was turning people against the lockdown. Responding in court…
Police minister Bheki Cele has explained that people carrying cigarettes will have to produce receipts for them. “If you are having it in your pocket whether in large or small quantities we would like to see the evidence of where you got…
EFF leader Julius Malema on Thursday accused the ANC government of making an irrational decision by lifting the ban on alcohol when the country entered level 3 of the national lockdown on June 1. Malema would rather the ban imposed on the…
The overarching rationale behind temporarily banning the sale of tobacco products during level 4 of the lockdown was to protect human life and health and to reduce the potential strain on the health-care system. Also, the ban would mean…
What is the logic in the continual ban on the sale of tobacco products and how does that assist in preventing the spread of Covid-19? According to Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and the apparent loudest voice…
