Some retailers believe the ban will end on 1 July.
South Africa’s biggest cigarette company, British American Tobacco, has started accepting “holding orders” from its customers, according to a statement given toThe company says it is not actually selling cigarettes and is not yet invoicing on the orders it takes.
“No deliveries will be made until the sale of tobacco products is allowed. The date for delivery will depend on when the ban is lifted,” said BAT external affairs head Johnny Moloto. The publication quotes some shop owners as speculating that cigarettes could be on the shelves as soon as 1 July. BAT said it was preparing itself “to be in a position to better serve its customers and consumers once allowed”.South Africa’s ban on the sale of tobacco came with the Covid-19 lockdown. It has been in place for three months now, and the vast majority of smokers are believed to have run out of legally-acquired cigarettes.
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