Fita files papers in court, calls for minutes from Covid-19 command council meetings
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is at loggerheads with the tobacco industry and nearly five million smokers, who have signed a petition to overturn the ban.SA’s tobacco industry has thrown down the gauntlet to government, demanding the ban on cigarettes and tobacco products be lifted.
Since the lockdown began on March 27, cigarette sales have been illegal, with manufacturers and exporters unable to operate. The widespread public and tobacco industry condemnation saw Ramaphosa enter the fray on Monday in his weekly newsletter, in which he said the continued ban had been a “collective decision”.
In his affidavit, Mnguni said the association had brought the application because it believed the “freedoms of more than 11 million smokers” had been affected, along with their mental health. There has been a clear failure to balance the interests of citizens, who are legally entitled to purchase cigarettes and tobacco products, with measures that may responsibly and legitimately be taken to combat the pandemic.“Fita is acutely aware, and acknowledges, that the government, as a whole, is tasked with the monumental duty to contain and limit the spread of Covid-19. Many of the efforts are commendable ...
“Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has been quoted as saying underlying illnesses, including diabetes, hypertension and chronic renal disease, have been the pattern for most of the deaths that had been seen.”
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