Willie Aucamp

Dear MyPE In a reply to a Democratic Alliance (DA) oral question in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) this week, the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele said that to purchase a cigarette during the national lockdown is a crime and that there must be a kind of criminal record. Minister Cele was responding to a question I asked on whether convictions for purchasing cigarettes during the lockdown will lead to a criminal record. The ANC government’s stance on the matter is parochial … [Read more...] about Government must decriminalise use of tobacco products during lockdown