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A box of Camels purchased on the first day of Level 2 restrictions. The ban on the sale of tobacco products was officially lifted on Tuesday.Several petrol stations had not received tobacco stock by Tuesday morning.One petrol station that managed to restock before midnight was almost sold out by 05:30.Smokers across South Africa have already…

President Cyril Ramaphosa, participating in a virtual imbizo. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ban on cigarettes will be lifted, but did not say when.He said the "social ills" brought on by the unbanning of alcohol are "deeply regrettable".He called on South Africans to accept the reality of the pandemic and take the necessary precautions.The ban…

Dlamini-Zuma pushes for tobacco, alcohol ban to continue until Level 1Speaking about the illicit liquor and tobacco trade, Cele said criminals were opportunistic and as a result have expanded their illegal trade to include counterfeit alcohol and cigarettes.This had also been evidenced in the increase of liquor and tobacco smuggling between South Africa, Botswana, eSwatini,…

weekly newsletter on Monday, the president said: "While we would prefer to avoid the need for any legal action against government, we should accept that citizens who are unhappy with whatever action that government has decided on implementing have a right to approach our courts for any form of relief they seek."This is a normal…