The minister could spend the state’s money on fighting Covid-19 and cigarette cartels, tobacco manufacturers argue
The Western Cape high court is expected to rule soon on the minister’s bid to seek vindication from the supreme court
The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful
A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself
State capture was a godsend for tobacco dealers, writes former Sars official Johann van Loggerenberg in his latest book