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Smokers can puff and vape from next week, after a ban on the industry of five months.Image: Reuters
ALCOHOL BAN LIFTED

Restaurant Association of SA cheers while hurt tobacco industry is wary

The tobacco industry has cautiously welcomed the announcement that cigarettes can be sold from Tuesday, but the ban on trade for five months has left it reeling. The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita), which primarily…

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Civic group Unite Against The Tobacco Ban staged a protest outside parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday, demanding that the ban on tobacco, tobacco products, e-cigarettes and related products be lifted with immediate effect. Image: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES​
POLICE

Smokers smoldering after police interrupt protests at Union Buildings

Action goes ahead outside parliament and in Durban Smokers marching against the ban on tobacco products said their rights to protest were violated when police officers waited for them at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The planned…

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ADDICTION

OPINION: Stop smokers’ suffering

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…

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