06 August 2020 1 Min Read

WATCH LIVE | BATSA butts heads with government in court over cigarettes ban

in News / South Africa by TIMESLIVE

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British American Tobacco SA is in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday arguing against the cigarettes sales ban imposed by the government.

The sale of cigarettes was banned at the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown in March.

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