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Cigarettes

A tobacco addict comes clean
Article
/ 23 May 2014

A tobacco addict comes clean

I decided to go cold turkey: I no longer reek of cigarette smoke, my wife no longer recoils when I slink into bed, I sleep better, I breathe better.

By Adrian Ephraim and Bhekisisa Team
British American Tobacco: Sin still sells, in SA and abroad
Article
/ 20 December 2013

British American Tobacco: Sin still sells, in SA and abroad

Lower volumes do little to hurt British American Tobacco’s profits and the demand for its shares.

By Staff Reporter
S Korean tobacco firm pulls ‘racist’ ads
Article
/ 23 October 2013

S Korean tobacco firm pulls ‘racist’ ads

KT&G has agreed to pull the ads for new cigarette brand This Africa after its use of monkeys to ‘remind people of Africa’ was deemed racist.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 September 2013

E-cigarettes: ‘cancer risk close to zero’

Even though traces of cancer-causing chemicals have been found, the real killer – tobacco – is absent.

By Amy Green
Plain packets are not to smokers’ taste
Analysis
/ 26 July 2013

Plain packets are not to smokers’ taste

Plain packaging makes smokers think their cigarettes have deteriorated in quality and it leaves them less satisfied, research has found.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 June 2013

Comment: Death knell for cancer research

The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.

By Staff Reporter
EU plans massive crack-down on cigarette smoking
Article
/ 19 December 2012

EU plans massive crack-down on cigarette smoking

The European Union plans to ban menthol cigarettes and force tobacco firms to print large health warnings covering 75% of packaging.

By Sapa Afp
Cigarette ‘offer’ raises council’s ire
Article
/ 1 June 2012

Cigarette ‘offer’ raises council’s ire

A Cigarette manufacturer in SA could face a fine of up to R1-million for possibly violating regulations that govern the marketing of cigarettes.

By Lloyd Gedye
The tobacco industry by the numbers
Article
/ 17 May 2012

The tobacco industry by the numbers

British American Tobacco warns it could choke from the onslaught of rules and grey imports, writes Lisa Steyn

By Staff Reporter
Law suits stoke anger over tobacco brands
Article
/ 26 April 2012

Law suits stoke anger over tobacco brands

The world’s biggest tobacco company have gone to court in order to prevent the Australian government from forcing them to sell in unbranded packets.

By Alison Rourke
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Article
/ 9 December 2009

Cigarettes kill, but don’t tell smokers

Cigarette pack warnings that remind smokers of the consequences may actually make them smoke more as a way to cope with the inevitability of death.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 June 2009

BAT eyes Asia boost from $494m Indonesia deal

British American Tobacco (BAT) bought a majority stake in a top Indonesian cigarette firm on Wednesday.

By Michael Flaherty
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Article
/ 9 October 2008

Cigarette fraud scheme fizzles out

Two men passing off cartons of stones as cigarettes to spaza-shop owners have been arrested in Tembisa, East Rand police said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 September 2008

Marlboro maker to buy chewing-tobacco firm

The Marlboro cigarettes empire Altria is in talks to buy the United States’s biggest maker of chewing tobacco.

By Andrew Clark
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Article
/ 19 August 2008

Welcome to tobacco country

We might think we’re big in mining, synthetic fuels, cellphones or banking, but our biggest listed company on the JSE soon will be in tobacco.

By Lynley Donnelly
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Article
/ 12 July 2008

Kenyan cigarette maker attacks smoking ban

A Kenyan cigarette maker on Friday filed a suit against a new ban on smoking in public places.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 July 2008

Smokeless tobacco ups oral cancer risk 80%

Chewing tobacco and snuff are less dangerous than cigarettes but the smokeless products still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80%, says the WHO.

By Staff Reporter
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