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'''Sturk's Tobacconists''' is a tobacconist based in Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, South Africa. Founded on 1 August 1793, it is notable for being the oldest tobacconist,<ref name="iol">{{Cite web |last= Sandiso |first=Phaliso |date=8 October 2015 |title=Tobacco display restrictions 'absurd' |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/tobacco-display-restrictions-absurd-1926992 |access-date=2020-07-29 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}</ref><ref name="n24">{{Cite web |last=Magubane |first=Khulekani |title=We're not going anywhere, says Mzansi's oldest tobacconist |url=https://www.news24.com/fin24/Companies/Agribusiness/were-not-going-anywhere-says-mzansis-oldest-tobacconist-20200604 |access-date=2020-07-29 |website=Fin24 |language=en}}</ref> and possibly the oldest business, in South Africa.<ref name="CT">{{Cite web |title=Sturks Tobacco Shop shuts Greenmarket Square doors after 226 years |url=https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/385568/sturks-tobacco-shop-shuts-doors-after-226-years |access-date=2020-07-29 |website=CapeTalk |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref name="briefly">{{Cite web |last=Ndamase |first=Siphesihle |date=2020-06-02 |title=226-Year-old shop closing its doors due to prolonged tobacco ban |url=https://briefly.co.za/66273-226-year-shop-closing-doors-due-prolonged-tobacco-ban.html |access-date=2020-07-29 |website=Briefly |language=en}}</ref> Its physical location closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting tobacco sales ban during the pandemic lockdown period.<ref name="CT" /><ref name="n24" /><ref name="CTect">{{Cite web |title=After 226 years, Sturk's Tobacconists closes its doors |url=https://www.capetownetc.com/news/after-226-years-sturks-tobacconists-closes-its-doors/ |access-date=2020-07-29 |website=www.capetownetc.com}}</ref>
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Category:1790s establishments in South Africa Category:1790s establishments in the Dutch Empire Category:1793 establishments in Africa Category:18th-century establishments in the Cape Colony Category:Companies based in Cape Town Category:Tobacconists Category:Retail companies of South Africa