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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…

  • HeraldLIVE
DRINK
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‘You can drink, but you can’t smoke,’ Cyril Ramaphosa tells South Africans as lockdown is relaxed

Ramaphosa says citizens will only be allowed to drink in their homes President Cyril Ramaphosa gave an update on the government’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of Covid-19 in SA on May 24 2020. He said the country would be…

  • TimesLIVE
FIRE
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Smoke from mystery fire makes for hazardous driving

Smoke billowed over Wharf Street this afternoon, reducing visibility for motorists travelling between the Port Alfred CBD and Nemato/ Station Hill. The source of the smoke could not be seen from the road. No flames were visible.

  • Jon Houzet