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Soldiers have made significant strides in ensuring law and order since the start of the lockdown in March.Image: Gallo Images/Dino Lloyd
ALCOHOL

Soldiers confiscated millions in illicit cigarettes, booze and dagga in July

Soldiers have confiscated R10m worth of illegal cigarettes, alcohol worth R180,000, counterfeit clothing worth R579,000 and other contraband worth R4.8m — and all this just during July. The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) said this more…

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An Audi, loaded with cannabis and cigarettes, crashed head-on into a bakkie in KZN on Monday, leaving four deadImage: Supplied
CAR CRASH

Four dead after dagga-laden car crashes into bakkie on freeway

Four people died in a horrific crash after their vehicles, one which was laden with cannabis and cigarettes, collided on the N2 in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday. The incident took place at about 8:30am near Mandeni, on the north coast. It is…

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BUSINESS AS USUAL: A survey has found that 46% of smokers are buying cigarettes freely, under the counter, from their regularly frequented corner cafesImage: SUPPLIED
BAN ON SMOKING

Only 2% of PE smokers manage to kick habit, survey reveals

Just 2% of Port Elizabeth smokers surveyed had quit puffing following the government’s ban on tobacco, while a quarter of respondents were likely to stick to the brand they had started buying on the black market. This comes as cigarette…

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