See you in court: Cabinet takes a hard line on tobacco sales ban

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Tussle between government and tobacco industry stakeholders hots up

Where there's a will, there's a way a survey has found that one in four smokers are defying the ban on tobacco sales. Picture: JACKIE CLAUSEN

“There is no possibility of a midway agreement that accommodates them and us. We believe that it is the right thing to do. I don’t see any of us agreeing on the measures the other party has taken.A graphic depicting Covid-19 effects. Graphic: NOLO MOIMA Tobacco giant British American Tobacco has given co-operative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma an ultimatum to reverse the ban by tomorrow or face court action.

Patel said the government was “not averse to talking to everybody” to explain how it reached its decisions.

 

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Zuma runs the country mnot Ramaphosa. Let her present to the nation daily.

Why must all the businesses that can’t trade pay employees taxes to government. Surely no taxes should be paid by these companies until they allowed to trade again. This will also help those businesses survive longer and hopefully continue paying employees.🤔 ThinkAboutThat

What a stupid comment - you ever heard of the constitution?

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Might as well just ban cigerretes outright. That shit never did any good for any human being

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