Second tobacco company takes on government on urgent basis

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A second group of cigarettes companies is going to court on Tuesday for an urgent application for government to declare that the sale of tobacco products and cigarette is lawful.

They want the regulations that effected the banning of these products to be declared invalid and set aside.

The association demands that government lifts its prohibition of tobacco products by striking down the relevant provisions of regulations that allow for the ban. In their prepared court papers, the association request the records of the national command council meeting where the decision was made to ban the sale of tobacco and the minutes of the meeting that preceded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “unequivocal promise” that tobacco would be permitted .

They also argue that the sudden ban affects the health of millions citizens as it has no regard for the far-reaching traumatic effects flowing from the withholding of these products.

 

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People have resort to black market services, no matter whether borders closed or not, there's a huge influx and demand for ciggies. Revenue is lost and taxpayers are the ones to suffer more. Its a shame that mzansi is a divided state, we are doomed in short.

According to me it is lawful to smoke. It is my right. I can not buy it, but you know what there are people that hand it out as gifts and I thank them. We must always accept gifts with grace.

They going to loose... They must ask Gauteng liquor board🤣🤣

Which nameless group is this? 😂😂😂

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They can go. Who Cares

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