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Will South Africa’s new vaping laws lead to more smokers?
Research shows that e-cigarette rules could lead to a spike in traditional smoking
Big Tobacco tries to stop SA’s anti-smoking Bill from becoming law
The Bill says the same rules should apply to vaping and traditional cigarettes and that both should be sold in plain packaging and banned in all public spaces
Should SA force big drug makers to let others make insulin pens too?
The pens are running out in public hospitals because of Novo Nordisk’s decision to stop supplying it to the health department
Will the new Eastern Cape govt give people of Ngcobo back their 24/7 health centre?
After 2022, the Ngcobo Community Health Centre in the rural Eastern Cape ceased operating 24 hours every day because spiralling crime and dry taps made it impossible for workers…
Does South Africa’s new tobacco bill have enough teeth to thwart F1 sprints on TV?
Tobacco ads have been banned in many countries for years, but Big Tobacco is finding ways to get around the rules — like partnering with Formula 1 to punt their new products to a…
South Africa needs better policies to deal with the organ donation crisis
The demand for donor organs far outstrips the supply because data is not shared, not all hospitals are equipped to do transplants and the National Health Act is inadequate
If your dying baby’s organs could save an adult’s life, would you donate them?
It’s a tough decision — and one few grieving parents are willing to make
Caught in the middle: When divorced parents use children as pawns
Fathers’ rights groups claim men lose contact with their children because women brainwash their children against them
Why Limpopo’s schools still have pit toilets
Nine years after grade R learner Michael Komape drowned in a pit toilet, 2 334 schools in the province still have these structures on their premises
Taking sides: Parents behaving badly by ‘brainwashing’ their children
Moms and dads embroiled in custody disputes can turn on each other — and use their kids as pawns. But claims of parental alienation are controversial and difficult to prove
The farmers British American Tobacco left behind
BATSA has supported black tobacco farmers since 2011. So why are small-scale farmers in Limpopo upset with the tobacco industry?
Perils of missing teeth and wrinkles: Will a new law curb witch hunts?
In some rural communities of South Africa, physical signs of ageing such as wrinkled skin and yellowing eyes are taken to mean that person is a witch
What’s behind the Big Tobacco job cuts? A guide to SA’s illegal trade after Covid
British American Tobacco says 200 workers will be out of a job soon but public health researchers argue they’re using misleading figures to back retrenchments
The plan to stop SA’s fake medical negligence claims
The Special Investigating Unit has a year to track down lawyers and patients who file fake medical negligence claims
Protesting Bo-Kaap residents claim small victory as crane leaves, charges dropped
A handful of elderly people waited peacefully for hours for the removal of the crane — a far cry from the violent events that took place on Tuesday