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The Three Musts for government – hold BAT accountable, keep it away and keep it out

Already two years ago, STOP, a tobacco industry watchdog, released reports on British American Tobacco (BAT), providing in-depth analyses...

The Portfolio Committee on Health calls for public comments on Tobacco Control Bill

The Call for public hearings is out. The public is invited to submit public comments on or before the 4th of August 2023. Full details...

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society

An Update on Civil society actions on PMI Sponsorship of Africa Trade & Customs summit (7-9 November 2022) ——————————————————————————————...

The Tobacco Control Bill gets the green light to proceed to Parliament: No more delays, urges NCAS

The National Council Against Smoking (NCAS) applauds the approval of the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill by...

SA’s Tobacco Control Bill reaches major milestone on its path to law

News that Cabinet has approved the submission of the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill of 2018 to Parliament was...

Tighter tobacco control central to reducing NCD burden and sustainable NHI implementation

South Africa continues to battle a non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis that can be prevented through effective policy, say South...

Illicit trade shouldn’t deter heavy tax increases aimed at reducing smoking

National Council Against Smoking deputy director Dr Sharon Nyatsanza makes case for increasing taxes aimed at reducing tobacco...

Teenage girls who smoke are more vulnerable to breast cancer

As the spotlight falls on breast cancer this October, it's time to give our teens even more reason not to light up. Research indicates...

Africa: Sensitizing Youth On the Increased Risk of Mortality for Covid-19 Due to Smoking

During the Prizing Giving Ceremony of the National Info-Clip Competition held on 03 September 2020 at the R. Gandhi Science Centre, Bell...

Smoking lights up your life insurance premiums

To be considered a non-smoker you have to have given up smoking for at least six months and you would have to pass a cotinine test, Lisa Gib

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