National and regional policies

National and regional policies

National and regional policies

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WHO and scientists back SA’s ban on tobacco sales

Kicking the smoking habit shortly before Covid-19 infection is still a benefit, says the WHO’s representative in SA, Owen Kalua The World...

Cigarette ban is no smoke and mirrors trick

The decision to uphold the ban on the sale of cigarettes as the fight against COVID-19 continues, has many citizens fired up and...

Drinking and smoking ‘not helpful’ in fighting Covid-19: Mkhize

Smoking cigarettes is just plain bad for you, and drinking doesn't help the country's attempts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic....

Cigarette ban is a boon to those smokers trying to kick the habit

Most smokers are gasping for an end to the lockdown ban on cigarette sales, but Johannesburg businessman Marius Buys says it is the...

Covid-19 Smoking Ban: The good, the bad and the very ugly

South Africa is now entering the third week since President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a State of National Disaster and the country was put...

Stop smoking in the time of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

If ever there was a time to quit smoking – that time is now, says Savera Kalideen of the National Council against Smoking (NCAS). “With...

Taxes on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not nearly high enough

South Africans will soon pay more for “novel” tobacco and nicotine products. This follows last month’s budget speech in which the finance...

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni should announce a tax on e-cigarettes in Budget Speech

During his SONA speech the president painted a bleak picture of an economy in distress. Public finances are under severe pressure, youth...

Groups urge govt to enforce tobacco control regulations

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and a host of civil society groups have urged the Nigerian...

Philip Morris in breach of SA’s tobacco law with sponsored campaign

Business Day recently published an article sponsored by Philip Morris SA (PMSA), “Unsmoke SA: it’s time for a new conversation to reduce...
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