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The application by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association to review the regulation prohibiting the sale of cigarettes is before the high court in Pretoria on Wednesday. Image: Alaister Russell/Sunday Times
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Reasons for cigarette sales ban do not pass rational muster‚ Fita says

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…

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The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) said that the prohibition was turning people against the lockdown in general. Image: 123rf.com/marcbruxelle
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‘High-handed’ approach to smoking ban turning people against lockdown: Fita

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…

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Ban on cigarettes will not make people quit smoking, Fita tells high court

The government’s claim that banning cigarette sales would make people give up smoking is “untenable and not supported by evidence”. This is according to court papers filed by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita), in…

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