Jump to full article: The Star (za), 2009-09-02
Author: Dasen Thathiah and Melissa Mungroo
Intro: Some Durban restaurant owners fear stricter anti-smoking laws will have a negative impact on their businesses.
Smoking in partially enclosed areas of restaurants, pubs and bars - such as covered patios, verandas, balconies, walkways and parking areas - is now illegal and could see owners being fined R50 000 for breaching the laws.
The individual smoker will be fined R500, says the National Council Against Smoking.
Restaurateurs in the greater Durban area have expressed concern over the increased fines.
Spiga d'Oro owner Sergio Santoniccolo said the law was unfair and the government should be focusing on other crimes.
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