COVID-19

COVID-19 makes giving up tobacco even more urgent

While the sale of tobacco has not been banned during the second wave of COVID-19 in South Africa, it remains clear that there has never...

The mini budget is the ideal opportunity to whack up tobacco taxes – lockdown has shown us the way

According to the Department of Finance, South Africa’s economy will contract by 7.2% this year, the largest contraction in over 80 years.

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...

Kenya: Smokers Can Be Covid-19 Super Spreaders, Health Ministry Warns

"Tobacco use presents a risk through the spread of infection through product handling, frequent spitting and sharing of paraphernalia. Smoke

Lockdown cigarette ban helped 51-year-old woman stub out her habit

Smokers breathed sighs of relief on Tuesday when they were finally able to — legally — buy cigarettes again. But for Alana Potter, it...

Retailers ready as Durban customers flood in for cigarettes and alcohol

Umlazi resident Portia Mvuyana drove more than 20km to a large liquor outlet in Durban so she could stockpile alcohol “in peace”. Mvuyana...

Dlamini-Zuma defends five month ban on sale of cigarettes

Under the new lockdown regulations that Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced on Monday, the sale of alcohol and cigarettes are allowed as...

CALLS FOR STRICTER CONTROLS AFTER BOOZE AND TOBACCO SALE BANS LIFTED

The bans were lifted after lockdown regulations were amended to reopen the economy as the COVID-19 infection rate dropped. Distributors...

SA Lockdown: Businesses relieved as restrictions ease

JOHANNESBURG - Cigarette packets flew off the shelves of Wesley's Tobacconist in Johannesburg, South Africa's financial hub, as a strict...

Those who have stopped smoking during this time should not start

Press release: 17 August 2020 Johannesburg, S.A – With the move to Level 2, based on the reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases, and...

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