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Undercover ‘shoppers’ buy cigarettes for R8, find hotspot provinces for illegal trade

LOCAL Four out of 10 stores nationwide (43%) are selling illegal cigarettes, and in two provinces this increases to 75%. Cigarettes are selling for as little as R8 per pack, which is a third of the minimum collectible tax (MCT), says British American Tobacco SA (Batsa), citing Ipsos research. “SA’s rampant trade in tax-evading cigarettes has hit record highs as brazen manufacturers, smugglers and traders defy the efforts of law […]

today9 November 2021

Local

Cigarette sales ban legal battle continues on Thursday

The case involving British American Tobacco South Africa’s (BATSA) challenge to the tobacco sales ban by government continues in the High Court in Cape Town today. Yesterday, BATSA said COGTA Minister Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma had infringed on the rights of consumers, farmers and others in the value chain of the tobacco industry by implementing a ban on tobacco. The ban was imposed in March this year amid the lockdown. BATSA […]

today6 August 2020

Local

FITA could appeal tobacco ban judgement: Tax Justice SA

Civil rights’ organisation, Tax Justice South Africa, says it believes the Fair Trade Tobacco Association (FITA) has recourse to appeal the High Court’s judgment on the tobacco ban. On Friday, the High Court in Pretoria dismissed Fita's application to have the ban overturned, with costs. The court ruled that FITA’s argument that cigarettes should be regarded as essential because tobacco is addictive, has no merit. Founder of Tax Justice SA, […]

today27 June 2020

Local

Cigarette robbers fail to outrun law in Cape CBD, nabbed with contraband

Brazen robbers, in possession of cigarettes and cash worth tens of thousands, were arrested after a thwarted getaway in the Cape Town city centre on Thursday. According to the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID), the robbers had held up a convenience store. "The robbery happened in broad daylight at Friend's Café, on the corner of Long and Castle streets, when three men stormed into the store and held […]

today8 May 2020

News

Ban on cigarettes raises temperatures

The concept of striking a balance between economy and health has been more evident during the coronavirus pandemic than ever before. It comes as the government faces a court battle over its decision to ban the sale of cigarettes during the nationwide lockdown, which is in its 5th week. Smokers rejoiced on the eve of 23rd April when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the easing of lockdown restrictions to Level […]

today6 May 2020

Local

SA’s largest cigarette company drops proposed legal action against tobacco ban

British American Tobacco South Africa, the largest player in the country's cigarette market, says it will not be pursuing legal action in an attempt to force the state to permit the sale of cigarettes. At the start of May the company described government's decision to continue the ban on the sale of tobacco products under level 4 restrictions as "bizarre and irregular". "We have taken the decision not to pursue […]

today6 May 2020

Local

Tobacco association plans to fight government’s U-turn on cigarette sales

The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) says it will launch an urgent application over the government's decision to again ban cigarettes. "Consulting with our attorneys and senior counsel on the urgent court application first thing in the morning. Let a court of law adjudicate on this issue once and for all," it tweeted on Wednesday shortly after the announcement. FITA's Sinenhlanhla Mnguni confirmed to News24 on Wednesday it would […]

today30 April 2020

Local

Cape Town man stabbed to death for refusing to sell cigarettes

Police have arrested a suspect in Belhar in Cape Town following an attack over cigarettes at a shop at Malmesbury in the Swartland. Police say a 27-year-old man was stabbed to death and another injured when shop owners allegedly refused to sell cigarettes to the customer. Police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder and the attacker is expected to appear in court once charged. Sale of cigarettes […]

today17 April 2020

Local

‘Selling cigarettes is not allowed’, warns Cele

The police will crack down on businesses selling cigarettes in the Western Cape, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Thursday. Speaking in Pretoria at an inter-ministerial briefing, Cele added the ban on cigarettes applied countrywide. This after the DA-led Western Cape government lifted it on Wednesday. "Cigarettes may be sold during the lockdown, but only together with essential goods," the province said in a statement. However, Cele pointed out regulations […]

today3 April 2020

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