FITA leave to appeal application to be heard next week

The application, against a previous ruling on the ban on the sale of tobacco products, will be heard on 15 July.

FITA wants to appeal a ruling in the same court which upheld the ban on the sale of tobacco products during Level 3 of the lockdown.

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FITA believes the court made several errors in its interpretation of the Disaster Management Act.

FITA chairperson Sinenhlanhla Mnguni said the group is hopeful that the court will rule in their favour.

"We are confident in our arguments raised in our application leave to appeal and we are rather hopeful that we will be successful in having the court grant us the leave to appeal the ruling which was made previously."

The state maintained that the use of tobacco products during the COVID-19 pandemic posed a health risk.

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