Ban on alcohol and cigarettes in South Africa

[AlphaJohn]

Smoke and mirrors: 4 minutes – that's how long it took to find banned cigarettes during lockdown

Four minutes and 28 seconds. That is how long it took a News24 reporter to find cigarettes – meant to be banned under Level 4 lockdown regulations – which were available for purchase at one of many places in South Africa.

www.news24.com

Sometimes just a tad longer. Had nothing last night but got good news, the truck got past the border. It did cost some cartons and a bit of cash but its on its way

Contact confirmed he should be stocked up again by tonight. Gave me a pack to tie me over.

 

[Urist]

They could very well know that they are in the wrong, every party member can know that they are wrong, but reminiscent of their old soviet idol, the anc's ineptocracy can never actually be wrong.
Reminds me of that "Brazil" movie.

 

[Veroland]

At the end of the day, this useless ANC has effed it up for everyone. Turned honest citizens into law breakers etc etc etc. ANC is not competent to rule over a chicken coop. Never mind a whole country.

The ANC needs to be booted out before they inflect even more damage to South Africa.

It's useless, as the same poeple that are currently queueing 10+ hours for food parcels are just going to vote for them again.

 

[MiW]

President Cyril Ramaphosa was swayed at a heated meeting of the national command council on Covid-19 to support the reversal of an earlier decision to allow tobacco products to be sold at level 4 of the national lockdown.

An intense argument ensued at that meeting over the sale of tobacco products and possibly alcohol - albeit under strict rules - at level 4.

While the president did not initially oppose the idea of tobacco products being sold at level 4, it was the vociferous protests from police minister Bheki Cele, home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi and health minister Zweli Mkhize that eventually won the day.

COVID-19 WRAP: SA Covid-19 cases climb over 10,000 as death toll nears 200

All the latest news on the Covid-19 pandemic

www.timeslive.co.za

 

[TheChamp]

It's useless, as the same poeple that are currently queueing 10+ hours for food parcels are just going to vote for them again.

Apparently those people are going to rise against the government anytime from now and make Marikana look like a picnic.

 

[MiW]

Apparently those people are going to rise against the government anytime from now and make Marikana look like a picnic.

That would only happen if the sangomas tell them that eating their enemies will make them invincible , and they catch a magic rabbit to make a muti soup first.

 

[TheChamp]

That would only happen if the sangomas tell them that eating their enemies will make them invincible , and they catch a magic rabbit to make a muti soup first.

I believe the highly intelligent, research based opinions of MyBb forumites, that's what they said at the beginning of the lockdown.

 

[ToxicBunny]

COVID-19 WRAP: SA Covid-19 cases climb over 10,000 as death toll nears 200

All the latest news on the Covid-19 pandemic

www.timeslive.co.za

OK cool..
Show us the arguments then... And explain how they pertain to the actual lockdown and all that.

 

[Groen92]

OK cool..
Show us the arguments then... And explain how they pertain to the actual lockdown and all that.

No arguments needed, just hysterics.

 

[Temujin]

OK cool..
Show us the arguments then... And explain how they pertain to the actual lockdown and all that.

Thats classified, above top secret, operation paperclip level stuff... if we show you, we'll have to kill you

 

[MiW]

I believe the highly intelligent, research based opinions of MyBb forumites, that's what they said at the beginning of the lockdown.

The sheep here jumps the moment some chief tells them to, and bus them to action. Never seen them rise 'intelligently'
People which needed WMC to fight WMC , enough said.

 

[Gordon_R]

OK cool..
Show us the arguments then... And explain how they pertain to the actual lockdown and all that.

That is the problem with committees, the loudest win the majority, not the logical or rational arguments. Weak leadership at the top, allows bad decisions to propagate, to the detriment of all.

 

[dualmeister]

Just as easy to find booze. There's even price lists doing the rounds.

I just bought 5l of cask strength brandy...

I need to get this list

 

[Currantly]

That's it! I'm moving to Cali & becoming homeless:

 

[MiW]

WTF are they?

Government gets ally in cigarette ban case as lawyer body applies to join in

The National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Nadel) will join the government in opposing the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) court challenge to the ban on sales of tobacco and related products.

www.timeslive.co.za

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National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL)

National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL), Cape Town, Western Cape. 6,869 likes · 6 talking about this · 11 were here. NADEL is an organisation of lawyers, legal practitioners and students...

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Fighting for human rights, my ass

 

[ToxicBunny]

WTF are they?

Government gets ally in cigarette ban case as lawyer body applies to join in

The National Association of Democratic Lawyers (Nadel) will join the government in opposing the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) court challenge to the ban on sales of tobacco and related products.

www.timeslive.co.za

National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL)

National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL), Cape Town, Western Cape. 6,869 likes · 6 talking about this · 11 were here. NADEL is an organisation of lawyers, legal practitioners and students...

www.facebook.com

Fighting for human rights, my ass

10 bucks says they're looking for government contracts somewhere...

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

How do you spell NADEL?

P..A...N..D...E...R...I...N...G..

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

NADEL - If it hurts the opposition or the minority .... we are in !!!

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

Taking on Covid-19, South Africa Goes After Cigarettes and Booze, Too (Published 2020)

Locking down against the pandemic, South African officials banned cigarette and alcohol sales. It has gone as well as you might expect.

www.nytimes.com

The ban on cigarettes and alcohol has set off a debate on civil liberties in a country with one of the world’s most liberal constitutions. While South Africa was an early adopter of public smoking regulations, many see the bans as a symbol of government overreach.

While you suffer .... SA makes headlines ..... for all the wrong reasons again.

 

[SlowInternet]

The Pakistani shop not very far from me is closed at the moment. Police arrested them after a tipoff from a member of the public because they were selling cigarettes.