The Soweto Business Access has asked the government to lift the ban on cigarettes saying they were increasingly concerned that the prohibition was in fact helping the virus spread. LockdownLevel3 TheStar_news CigaretteBan
Johannesburg - The Soweto Business Access has asked the government to lift the ban on cigarettes saying they were increasingly concerned that the prohibition was in fact helping the virus spread.
The organisation said cigarettes have become much harder to get hold of during the lockdown and much more expensive while the illicit market was making a fortune and government losing out on billions of rands in revenue. "In so doing they could be spreading the virus faster than we think. So the culture of sharing - forced by the regulations - now threatens to increase the spread ofIn his speech on Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa would be easing into Lockdown level 3 as of June 1. While alcohol will be sold, cigarette sales continue to the prohibited.
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