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The Gauteng health department shipped cigarettes to a rehabilitation centre in the midst of the smoking ban, the high court has heard.
It also heard from a recovering drug addict, to illustrate the “unjustifiable and unlawful” ban.Lockdown be damned! If you’re in rehab, you can have a fagThe Gauteng health department shipped cigarettes to a rehabilitation centre in the midst of the smoking ban, the high court has heard.TimesLIVE / Philani Nombembe
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No need for total alcohol ban, farming organisation to argue in court
In banning the sale of alcohol, the government has failed to strike a balance between ensuring the survival of the wine industry and the goal of protecting the country’s health system.
There was also no need to impose a blanket ban on alcohol because the government only wanted to reduce alcohol usage and thereby reduce trauma cases which placed a burden on hospitals.No need for total alcohol ban, farming organisation to argue in courtThe Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) and nine wine farms and associations are heading to the Pretoria high court later this month over the ban on wine sales.
