She smoked for more than half her life, and while she often considered quitting, a Nelson Mandela Bay woman could never quite muster the willpower to stomp out the bad habit. However, today she has been left with little choice as the ban…
A splendid fellow is my brother-in-law, Albert. A more devoted husband and father one could never wish to meet. That he has been married to my wife’s sister for 58 years is testament to that. Not so long ago, Albert and I were discussing…
No short-term benefit to quitting and no proof of freeing up of hospital beds The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has attached two reports from medical professionals showing that banning the sale of tobacco products and…
Smokers have been given a reprieve when it comes to buying cigarettes under lockdown in the Western Cape. The provincial government, in its interpretation of the lockdown rules and in consultation with the police, says cigarettes may be…
Tobacco is a harmful substance, there is no longer any doubt about that. The links between tobacco smoke and lung cancer are well established – cigarettes can cause up to 15 different types of cancer, according to Cancer Research UK. But…
