SIPOKAZI FOKAZI A leading child health specialist has described the exposure of children to second-hand cigarette smoke and other electronic nicotine delivery devices, such as e-cigarettes and vapers, as similar to squeezing life out of…
IAVAN PIJOOS The cigarette ban in the country was “successful” and slashed a number of emergency visits for lung diseases at a Western Cape hospital, a study revealed. According to a study by the African Journal of Primary Health Care &…
Contrary to claims made by e-cigarette manufacturers, using e-cigarettes is more expensive than smoking cigarettes when comparing daily users of both products over a one-year period, says a survey released on Monday. The annual cost…
DAVE CHAMBERS Back in the days when tobacco was freely available and relatively affordable, rather than only available in the criminal economy at a high price, Nomochina Gqunta was arrested for allegedly stealing two packets of…
IAVAN PIJOOS Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly smuggling illicit cigarettes worth over R1m into SA, police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said the K9 unit, soldiers and custom officials arrested…
ERNEST MABUZA The government’s claim that banning cigarette sales would make people give up smoking is “untenable and not supported by evidence”. This is according to court papers filed by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association…
NONKULULEKO NJILO The ongoing ban on the sale of alcohol and tobacco products during the lockdown has tortured and left addicted South Africans with severe withdrawal symptoms. This is according to substance use disorder specialist Dr…
Will the ban on tobacco be extended even further, into level three of the lockdown regulations? Free Market Foundation CEO Leon Louw believes the ban may continue. “Smokers should be prepared to pay R20 for a single cigarette or R200 a…
Minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu has ruled out any possibility of talks with the cigarette industry, saying the cabinet will not back down on its decision to ban the sale of cigarettes. The government is taking a hard line and…
By KGAUGELO MASWENENG Government is facing the threat of another court case over lockdown laws. The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) said on Friday it was pursuing a legal remedy to have the ban on the sale of cigarettes…
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…
