No-one will be allowed to transport alcohol over the Easter weekend. It does not matter whether you bought it before the ban for off-site consumption or it is stock from your home. If you are found transporting liquor over the weekend,…
The government will appeal the Western Cape High Court judgment that the ban on the trade of tobacco products during the hard lockdown — aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 — was unnecessary. The case was brought to court by tobacco…
Under lockdown alert level 1, people may not be evicted from their land or home, or have their place of residence demolished unless an order is granted by a court, says the Government Gazette published on Friday. This is among the…
Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has lambasted those who associated her directly with the government’s decision to ban tobacco sales for five months. Dlamini-Zuma said the people who were pushing this line were using her as a…
The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) argued before the full bench of the high court in Pretoria on Wednesday why it wants regulations prohibiting the sale of tobacco products under level 4 and 3 of the lockdown declared…
The overarching rationale for prohibiting the sale of tobacco products was to protect human life and health, and to reduce the potential strain on the health-care system. This is the submission made by Co-operative Governance &…
The cabinet has come out strongly against claims that an individual minister has single-handedly overruled her colleagues when it comes to lockdown regulations. In a post-cabinet statement which gave a detailed outline of the process…
Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has provided more details on the rules for places of worship when they open on June 1. Despite Sunday being declared a National Day of Prayer for Covid-19, Dlamini-Zuma said worshippers may not gather…
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…
Smokers around the country are finding the current ban on the sale of tobacco products a travesty that could easily be resolved. Reporter, Rob Knowles, shares his opinion on the subject. The government’s lockdown is probably what is…
DA leader John Steenhuisen‚ like others‚ is not backing the announcement by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to ban cigarette sales during level 4 of lockdown. Last week‚ the co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister prohibited the…
The government is planning to allow retailers to reopen for business so citizens can buy winter clothes, stationery and other goods that up to now have not been deemed as essential. This is according to co-operative governance minister…
The ban on alcohol sales during the lockdown is still firmly in place‚ and by the look of things it will not be lifted any time soon. The World Health Organisation (WHO)‚ during a briefing in Europe on Wednesday‚ called on governments…
