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FITA welcomes court ruling barring SARS from installing CCTV cameras in warehouses
The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) has welcomed a High Court interdict barring the South African Revenue Service (SARS)…
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Mom of 6-year-old US boy who shot teacher gets 2 years in jail
A Virginia woman whose six-year-old son shot and severely wounded his teacher was sentenced to two years in prison on…
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COVID-19 slowed global progress in tobacco control
Global progress in policies to reduce tobacco use slowed for the first time in 12 years following the outbreak of…
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Northern Cape police seize illicit cigarettes worth R7.8 million
Police in the Northern Cape are determined to combat the trade in illicit cigarettes and tobacco products and this proved…
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Tobacco industry in conflict with SARS over new regulations
Food sector union, Fawu, is trying to get the tobacco industry and SARS to smoke the peace pipe. The Fair-Trade…
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Tobacco industry fears more regulation will cost jobs & strengthen black market
Local tobacco manufacturers say they are worried that the new bill aimed at curbing smoking could have the opposite effect.…
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Anti-smoking group: Cigarette buds the most littered plastic items on earth
The National Council Against Smoking says the war against smoking tobacco has not been won. Speaking to Bongani Bingwa, deputy…
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BATSA concerned about increase in cigarette robberies
British American Tobacco SA said it’s worried about the growing armed theft of its cigarettes. The company said it’s seen…
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illegally selling cigarettes online to customers now a big problem in South Africa
Tax Justice South Africa has accused Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation (GLTC) of dodging taxes by illegally selling cigarettes online to…
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Fita settles tobacco court case with government
The ban on cigarette sales left thousands of South Africans without their nicotine fix during the first five months of…
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Pretoria high court to hear FITA’s application for appeal next week
Some hope for cigarette smokers. The legal challenge against a high court ruling, upholding of the ban on cigarette sales,…
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Fita asks to appeal high court ruling to not lift cigarette ban
The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has filed for leave to appeal a court ruling dismissing its bid to…
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High Court to hear Fita case on tobacco ban on Wednesday
The Fair Trade Tobacco Associations (Fita) case seeking to challenge the ban on tobacco sales during the lockdown will be…
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BATSA wants court case on banning of cigarettes heard on June 22
British American Tobacco SA, Japan Tobacco International SA and eight others with an interest in the industry on Monday served…
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BATSA to challenge lockdown tobacco sales ban in court
British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) has announced its intention to proceed with an urgent court bid to challenge the…
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Tobacco association disappointed with govt decision
The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) says the continuing ban on tobacco sales is irrational. Fita chairperson Sinenhlanhla Mnguni says…
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SA Lockdown: Court battle over tobacco ban on hold
A court battle over the ban on the sale of tobacco products has been delayed. The Fair-trade Independent Tobacco Association…
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