Millions of people are holding their collective breath.
The court challenge by British American Tobacco South Africa against the lockdown cigarette sales ban disappeared, suddenly. This happened after the government’s National Coronavirus Command Council sent an apparently satisfactory response to Batsa’s complaint. The tobacco company says it will “pursue further discussions with government on the formulation and application of the regulations under the Covid-19 lockdown”.
The tobacco company says it will “pursue further discussions with government on the formulation and application of the regulations under the Covid-19 lockdown”.
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