Smokers left fuming again over tobacco ban

Smokers were left breathless when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the tobacco ban will continue under Level 3.

Tobacco traders are also flabbergasted, saying the flourishing illicit trade in cigarettes means that small legal businesses will not survive the ban.

Melanie Rice spoke to Warren Dreyer of JJ Cale Tobacconists, who owns 15 specialist shops across the country, employing over 100 staff members.

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