COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Will government’s cigarette ban pass the ‘rationality test’ in court?

The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association's (Fita) case is set to be heard in the Pretoria high court on Wednesday.

According to Fita, the government’s “high-handed” approach to lockdown regulations, which includes the controversial smoking ban, is turning people against the lockdown.

June 10 2020 - 06:54

TIMELINE | How the legal fight to unban cigarette sales has unfolded so far

The Free Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) will on Wednesday tell the full bench of the high court in Pretoria why it believes regulations prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products should be set aside.

On the other side of the court, lawyers for cooperative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will present arguments as to why the ban should remain in place.

It has been just over a month since the association filed papers to challenge the decision to ban the sale of tobacco products during the lockdown.

June 10 2020 - 06:55

The terrifying speed of coronavirus

It took 10 hours for a virus like Covid-19 to spread from a hospital bed rail to the whole ward.

And itstayed there forfive days, a new study reveals.