Lift the ban of selling tobacco in South Africa during lockdown

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#1005

I'm a smoker. Luckily I have enough cigarettes till lockdown. If they are going to extend the lockdown, I have no choice but to get illegal cigarettes or broke into a shop.

Emil De Kock (Cape Town, 2020-04-08)

#1006

This whole thing about not smoking is bullshit. Cigarettes don't change personality like alcohol does lift this ban

Elouise Menezies (Springs, 2020-04-08)

#1011

I am signing this becuase even though I do not smoke I feel that it is unnecessary to ban the sale of sigarettes, our country is losing out on sin tax, something that our economy can not go without.

Tersia Nel (Pretoria, 2020-04-08)

#1013

I think it has no relevance

Lynette Burger (Somerset West, 2020-04-08)

#1016

I am a smoker and this ban on smoking is ridiculous.

Andries Du Plessis (Jhb, 2020-04-08)

#1028

I think it will make people less agitated and keep them home

Suzanne Bentham (Strand, 2020-04-08)

#1033

I am a smokker

Danie Kok (Pretoria, 2020-04-08)

#1035

I am a smoker and i feel it essential to avoid a nervous breakdown

Rudi Ruds Van Heerden (Kempton Park, 2020-04-08)

#1036

I would like to buy sigarettes as its essential in my life

Raymond Jansen (Nigel, 2020-04-08)

#1038

This is unacceptable. My cigs are more important to me than food.
They take my food away.

Lindi Vander Merwe (Capetown, 2020-04-08)

#1039

I am a 40 year smoker. Cold Turkey will make me ill. I am a single parent needed by my child.

Elaine Vermaas (Alberton, 2020-04-08)

#1040

help other to calm down when smoking

Cathy meyer (secunda, 2020-04-08)

#1041

Taking away cigarettes is making more and more people agitated and soon before long we going to look at other means of getting cigarettes. You cant kill the kitten the lion will get you

Dennis Els (Welkom, 2020-04-08)

#1043

I smoke there was never a law against smoking if you older than 18, what does sigarettes have to do with covid 19??

Natasha Rheeders (Pretoria, 2020-04-08)

#1046

I am a smoker and it is stupid to ban cigarettes, ppl are locked up for 21 days, do you know how they going to fight and the poor kids that is home is going to suffer. The government needs every cent they can get so why are they loosing out on their taxes it can help in this time.

Maria Fouche (Durban, 2020-04-08)

#1047

G. Lombard

Elzabe Lombard (Pretoria, 2020-04-08)

#1048

I am a smoker

Angelo Zore (Randfontein, 2020-04-08)

#1049

I'm signing because cigarettes is my stress relief and I don't want to buy on black markets. I would appreciate if this ban could be lifted. Thank you very much.

Nicolette Lourens (Scottburgh, 2020-04-08)

#1050

The government us turning us into criminals in order to get our dsily fix!

Margaret Calderhead Stander (Witbank, 2020-04-08)

#1054

I am a smoker and feel it’s unreasonable.

Ediene Van Straaten (Riverdale, 2020-04-08)

#1056

We want to smoke its our stress relief during work and after work the shops during lock down charges a very expensive price for cigarettes we don't need to smoke WE WANT TO SMOKE!!

Jakes Schroeder (Carletonville, 2020-04-08)

#1057

Please lift the ban on cigarettes

Hanelie Du Preez (Roodepoort, 2020-04-08)

#1058

I smoke

Rozane Scheepers (Durban, 2020-04-08)

#1060

It is unfair to expect people to stop when they have been smoking for years. It is causing depression and self harm done

Frances Bull (Alberton, 2020-04-08)

#1063

I'm signing this because i do not see the harm that a sigarette can to in lockdown vs alcohol.

Gladys Hamel (Springs, 2020-04-08)

#1064

I'm a smoker

Mark Bester (Cape Town, 2020-04-08)

#1067

I am a smoker I want the freedom to buy my cigarettes with my hard earned cash. It is my choice to smoke not yours.

Teri Williams (Alberton, 2020-04-08)

#1071

Ruk die dam onder die eend uit. Dit is my reg om te rook, te drink. Dit is my gesondheid en ek doen dit AL vir oor die 30 jaar, ek gebruik nie Ander dwelms behalwe tabak en dop. Nieman het die reg om te doen what Cele gedoen het nie. Dit kos ons belasting betaalers nou ekstra gelde om julle pense en kostes te dek, waar die tabak bedryf werk skep, en groot blasting in vorder, word wakker

Morne Bothma (Gauteng, 2020-04-08)

#1072

I am on my last smokes. I am a bit anxious in this regard as i am in the health industry and know that im at risk everyday. Smoking is bad for your health but with this pandemic i have found smokes to calm my nerves and keep me sane. I am also scared for the companies selling tabacco , because this may increase the crime rate. Please consider reopening tabacco shops . Your sincerely Anika

Anika Basson (Western Cape , Kraaifontein, 2020-04-08)

#1074

Its my choice to smoke, im over 18 years

Ruzaan Pieterse (Roodepoort, 2020-04-08)

#1075

It relieves stress

Simone Van Niekerk (Brakpan, 2020-04-08)

#1078

Firstly I'm a smoker myself and secondly we were given no warning that this would even be happening. To some people smoking is as essential as eating or even drinking. If people are able to buy snacks (ie.. chips, chocolates, etc.) Why can't we buy smokes. It's the same thing in the end.

David Thom (Edenvale, 2020-04-08)

#1079

I am a responsible adult. Know my boundaries.

Alwyn Botes (Eikenhof, 2020-04-08)

#1080

Smoking is a bad thing but it doesn't force people to socialize.

Brett Henery (Alberton, 2020-04-08)

#1082

Government losing a lot on sin tax

Loraine Crossland (Hopefield, 2020-04-08)

#1084

Lift the smoke ban!!!!!!

Natalie Vermeulen (Witbank, 2020-04-08)

#1091

As a non smoker, I feel it is everyone's right to decide if they want to smoke or not, tobacco is addictive, why don't government send these people for rehabilitation, again the ANV government let the people down

Louis Hayes (Alberton, 2020-04-08)

#1092

If I take away your toilet paper will you like that

Danny Mclean (Standerton, 2020-04-08)

#1096

I voted for a democracy not for some egotistical megalogoc to force their hand to prove their power. My smoking in the privacy of my own garden has nothing to do with anyone and harms no one but myself. I will buy illegal ones if I have to. We are being forced to break the law by the state.

Lynne Hillier (Hermanus, 2020-04-08)

#1107

I don’t believe this ban is helpful in any way. Not for the smokers and not for the Koffers. We don’t need dictatorship to add insult to injury

Birgit Elbert (Cape Town, 2020-04-08)

#1111

I'm addicted to nicotine and there's NO reason why we can't buy sigarettes when buying food. This will only have negative effect as this is a stress relieve

Rene Snayers (Port Elizabeth, 2020-04-08)

#1113

I smoke and this is bull stopping us from smoking what wil this help

Franscois Prinsloo (Centurion, 2020-04-08)

#1114

I think this is the most rudiculous vendetta against smokers. We can also be responsible smokers re the covit19 regulations

Jackie Prinsloo (Centurion, 2020-04-08)

#1115

I wana smoke

Jude Bailey (Cape town, 2020-04-08)

#1116

I'm a smoker, this is discrimination

Desray Colman (Somerset west, 2020-04-08)

#1117

Its my choice if i want to smoke or not, not the goverments

Annamarie Benjamin (Gauteng, 2020-04-08)

#1121

Smoking has got nothing to do with a lockdown
besides the gov needs the tax money
Lift the ban and the extra R5 added to a packet during lockdown goes to feed the poor

Cheryl Campos (Alberton, 2020-04-08)

#1123

It's ridiculous.

Johan Vermeulen (Alberton, 2020-04-08)

#1126

My basic human rights are undermined with this one-sided decision from government.

Chris Swart (Wellington, 2020-04-08)

#1127

Its my money and I can do what I want with it...

Avril Jacobs (Cape town, 2020-04-08)

#1128

Although I am no longer a smoker, nicotine addiction is as real addiction. You can't just cut it out and expect people to go cold turkey

Sharon Mills (Hectorspruit, 2020-04-08)

#1131

I need my smokes in a house with 3 generations under one roof and two of the people being special needs I need to maintain my sanity for them by having a smoke else world war 3 is immenint everyday please let us smoke

Nadine Pretorius (Johannesburg, 2020-04-08)

#1132

Please lift the ban. Smoking has nothing to do with covid 19. You are.causing more crime and black market sales. This is an infringment on our human rights.

Vanessa Neethling (Cape town, 2020-04-08)

#1133

I smoke. Had no intention of stopping.
Its my only vice that helps keep my stress down and I dont see why we being forced to stop, especially when we self isolating and not having contact with anyone but ourselves. Its ridiculous taking something away from people that harms no one but themselves and will cause withdrawals and by extension under handed ways of obtaining what they want. You making an already unbearable situation a hundred times worse!!!
Disgruntled indeed.

Tracey-lee Arthur (Somerset west, 2020-04-08)

#1134

We are already at junk status, why loose millions a day in taxes.. every little bit of money can help our country to recovery.

Oreli Pistorius (Hartbeespoort, 2020-04-08)

#1138

I'm a smoker and there is no good reason to cut off cigarettes at this stressful time. It's not fair. It's going to cause problems in the homes

Gail Morton (Redditch, 2020-04-08)

#1141

I'm a smoker and it keeps me sane

Mandy Wicht (Benoni, 2020-04-08)

#1143

i think the ban of cigarettes are unfair.simply do not know where this come into the picture concerning the corona virus?

Nico Vuyk (Pretoria, 2020-04-08)

#1148

Because we are locked up in a house for a long time, we need something to help us relax because we are used to it.

Lianka White (Pretoria, 2020-04-08)

#1150

It's a ridiculous rule! The same with alcohol sales.

Christine Gerber (St George, 2020-04-08)

#1155

The only way I can cope sitting at home the whole day without going mental is to smoke. The withdrawls will get bad.

Amanda Van der Merwe (Mooinooi, 2020-04-08)

#1156

The ban must be lifted.

Rudie Job (Vaal triangle, 2020-04-08)

#1158

smoking hase been part of my life 32 years cant expect me to just stop and give it up

peter croucamp (pta, 2020-04-08)

#1159

Its just silly

Marinda Van Rooyen (Johannesburg, 2020-04-08)

#1162

The health risks connected to smoking are ours and ours alone. Please give us our rights back to avoid us becoming criminals looking for cigarettes illigally as we don't want to be in the streets unnecessary in contravention of lockdown laws. We just want to smoke in peace PLEASE

Jacqui Smidt (Johannesburg, 2020-04-08)

#1163

Need my smokes

Jannie Nel (Cape Town, 2020-04-08)

#1164

I am a smoker, and this is bullshit. People are going to start causing chaos without smokes.

Helen Le Grange (Strand, 2020-04-09)

#1166

I am a smoker. It is my one vice to get me through a shift.

Nicole Cosme (Port Elizabeth, 2020-04-09)

#1170

The government are loosing millions in revenue and we as smokers are forced to buy from the black market at ridiculously high prices. Its hard enough already but you are forcing people to do it, unban cigarettes

Gail Kennedy (Gauteng, 2020-04-09)

#1171

Bring the cigarettes back please.

Alicia Myburgh (Witbank, 2020-04-09)

#1172

I am a smoker and honestly have a stressful job working from home. I am also alone during this period and hitting cold turkey is causing heavy depression. Body also currently on shut sown

Johannet Maritz (Pretoria, 2020-04-09)

#1174

Smoker

Darrell Badenhorst (Boksburg, 2020-04-09)

#1175

I'm n smoker and there worst stuff to block then smoking and buying smokes

Marionette Schwab (Boksburg, 2020-04-09)

#1179

Many smokers ill in fact become very seriously ill by stopping cold turkey - have you ever met a woman, long past menopause, looking for a cigarette? WW3!!!! Psych wards sure going to be overflowing!

Kim Rehbock (Cape Town, 2020-04-09)

#1180

I need my damn sigarettes in order not to get nasty with my family.. Its my coping mechanism with anxiety and stress.

Sharon Pretorius (Secunda, 2020-04-09)

#1182

I want the ban lifted

Sandy de Beer (Margate, 2020-04-09)

#1184

I smoke

Quintin Jacobs (Margate, 2020-04-09)

#1187

Im signing because I am a smoker. And the ban of cigarettes will force smokers to buy on the illegal market.

Lusinda White (Pretoria, 2020-04-09)

#1188

Please lift the ban on cigarettes. It is the only way I can deal with my son's death please, please
Mrs P. Truter

Petro Truter (Pretoria North, 2020-04-09)

#1194

It’s not the decision of the government whether I smoke or not. It is still my human right.

Janine De Klerk (Evander, 2020-04-09)

#1199

I believe that the ban on cigarettes is totally ridiculous and a joke. The stress that it is placing on smokers is irresponsible and totally irrelevant the the current pandemic

Letitia Van Den Berg (Johannesburg, 2020-04-09)

#1200

We need smokes!

Russel Jeremy Stanton (Port Shepstone, 2020-04-09)



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