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Will the ban on tobacco be extended even further, into level three of the lockdown regulations? Free Market Foundation CEO Leon Louw believes the ban may continue. “Smokers should be prepared to pay R20 for a single cigarette or R200 a…

Over 270‚000 South Africans have signed a petition against the ban on the sale of cigarettes‚ while the tobacco industry prepares to mount a legal challenge. In response to the government’s apparent U-turn on Wednesday night‚ the Fair…

Alcohol and cigarettes would not be allowed under level 4 restrictions, the government said on Wednesday night. “Alcohol is not allowed yet on level 4,” said Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. On top of this, for “health reasons”,…