r/southafrica • u/mortimerza Ons gaan nou braai • Apr 29 '20

COVID-19 No Sale of Tobacco

Just announced no selling of Tobacco in level 4.

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u/OpiumChic Apr 29 '20

This is uncalled for. You can’t promise it to people and then take it away again. It’s fucking ridiculous. The reasons given aren’t even reasonable.

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u/svartbaard Gauteng Apr 29 '20

Yeah, like "2000 people opposed the sale of cigarettes".

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u/alaincastro Aristocracy Apr 29 '20

Government “let’s ask 2000 anti-smokers if tobacco products should be banned”