Tussle between government and tobacco industry stakeholders hots up
Where there's a will, there's a way a survey has found that one in four smokers are defying the ban on tobacco sales. Picture: JACKIE CLAUSEN
“There is no possibility of a midway agreement that accommodates them and us. We believe that it is the right thing to do. I don’t see any of us agreeing on the measures the other party has taken.A graphic depicting Covid-19 effects. Graphic: NOLO MOIMA Tobacco giant British American Tobacco has given co-operative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma an ultimatum to reverse the ban by tomorrow or face court action.
Patel said the government was “not averse to talking to everybody” to explain how it reached its decisions.
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