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The decision by the government to continue the ban on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products has been met with anger from the tobacco industry. kgmadisa IsaacPat

The IFP said they believed the move to lockdown alert level 3 was premature and therefore required special attention to detail and careful consideration if the government was to continue saving lives.

"Alcohol may be sold for home consumption only under strict conditions, on specified days and for limited hours. Announcements in this regard will be made once we have concluded discussions with the sector on the various conditions," said Ramaphosa, adding that the ban on church gatherings stood. The president said even though the entire country would be on alert level 3, it was important that South Africans be aware that there were parts of the country where the disease was concentrated, with infections continuing to rise.

He said some of the hotspots were metros such as Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City and Cape Town. The president said the government had known all along that the lockdown's intention was to delay the spread of the virus and that it would not be able to stop it. He said the lockdown can't be sustained indefinitely.

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kgmadisa IsaacPat 'Stupid is as stupid does' How stupid can one person or government be. staysafe Level3Lockdown PutSouthAfricansFirst

kgmadisa IsaacPat This T industry is a zero on a contract, CyrilRamaphosa out played you with his PR way of lies speaking, they are stringing you alone, till pigs will be able to fly, the industry is not serious otherwise you would have had the audio clips of all the ghost meetings held

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