After hearing arguments from both parties, the bench headed by Gauteng judge president Dunstan Mlambo reserved judgment on Wednesday afternoon.
The high court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the application brought by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association to declare the prohibition of cigarettes sales invalid.The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association argued before the full bench of the high court in Pretoria on Wednesday why it wants regulations prohibiting the sale of tobacco products under level 4 and 3 of the lockdown declared invalid.
In its arguments presented by Arnold Subel, Fita said the government's temporary ban on the sale of cigarettes was designed to stop people from smoking - an act of cruelty designed to beat people into submission. He said there were no conclusive studies that Dlamini-Zuma relied upon which showed that the risk of being infected with Covid-19, the risk of being hospitalised and the risk of death from Covid-19 was higher in people who smoked.
Subel said this meant there were no conclusive studies to rely upon showing smokers were more at risk.
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