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Cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has disputed claims that the cigarettes sales ban has failed to reduce the number of smokers in SA.

Dlamini-Zuma and British American Tobacco SA butted heads in the high court in Cape Town on Thursday over her decision to ban the sale of tobacco products. It was the second day of the bruising litigation before a full bench of the court...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Times Select content.

 

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