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ULP95 petrol is expected to be lower by around R2.35/l while ULP93 is set for a drop of around R2.18/l. Diesel is expected to drop by between 77c and 87c while illuminating paraffin will drop by around 82c/l.Image: jarun/123rf

Budget 2022 | Fuel and RAF levies unchanged but booze & cigarette prices hiked

The National Treasury has resolved not to hike the general fuel levy and the Road Accident Fund levy for the first time in 31 years to cushion hard-pressed consumers from soaring petrol prices. This was announced by finance minister Enoch…

President Cyril RamaphosaImage: PresidencyZA

JUST IN | Ban on alcohol & cigarettes lifted from Monday when SA moves to level 2

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will be moving to alert level 2 with bans on travel between provinces and the sale of alcohol and tobacco products being lifted. The easing from level 3 is effective from Monday…

Bathabile Dlamini says the ANC Women’s League remains opposed to lifting the ban on alcohol and tobacco sales.Image: Masi Losi

‘Don’t lift bans on alcohol and tobacco’: ANCWL president Bathabile Dlamini

ANC Women’s League remains opposed to plans to lift the restrictions ‘as SA could be hit by another wave’ of Covid-19 infections ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini has reiterated the league’s opposition to the lifting of the…

The police sergeant was in possession of cigarettes worth about R350,000.Image: Supplied / SAPS

Limpopo cop caught with thousands of illicit cigarettes

A police officer in uniform was arrested in Polokwane this week, transporting thousands of illicit cigarettes. The 41-year-old is a sergeant stationed at the Beitbridge border. “He was apprehended by police members in Polokwane for…

Crime stats released by police minister Bheki Cele show that arguments and domestic violence are leading contributors to SA’s high murder rate Image: Jackie Clausen

Caught buying, selling cigarettes? You will get a criminal record: Bheki Cele

Police minister Bheki Cele says those caught buying or selling cigarettes will be prosecuted and, if found guilty, would have a criminal record. During a parliamentary question and answer session on Tuesday, MPs asked Cele whether it was…

British American Tobacco SA is taking the government to court over the ongoing cigarette ban.Image: 123rf.com/marcbruxelle

Cops attacked, shops looted as angry protesters demand booze, cigarettes

Police officers were pelted with stones in Fraserburg in the Northern Cape over the weekend when disgruntled community members demanded the sale of alcohol and cigarettes. Police spokesperson Brig Mohale Ramatseba said the angry community…