Cigarette Ban
latest news & developments
Paddy Harper: Will the Covid-19 cigarette ban come back to burn the ANC?
Flashbacks of nicotine deprivation and not poor service delivery may see a run on the polls on Monday
Trail of Covid cases on trial in the courts
Since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the state of disaster in March, the government’s lockdown regulations have been the subject of public scrutiny and ire
Some are more equal than others
It’s do what we say, not what we do, as the ANC lays Andrew Mlangeni to rest
Vigorous policing of petty crime during the pandemic suggests a Pyrrhic defeat
The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
Cigarette sales ban battle looms
Tobacco companies are fighting to lift the ban on cigarette sales, but research shows people are still smoking — and this is feeding the black market
Profit vs pandemic: British American Tobacco’s Covid-19 stunt
The tyranny of the markets is evident, with the cigarette company exemplifying this through its bid to weaken the government’s measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus
Eusebius McKaiser: A few critics are smoking some strong stuff
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet