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South Africa’s double defeat – smoking up, vaping unchecked
The industry has learnt to reinvent and repackage its products to hook the young
Hey Parliament, our kids are getting addicted to vapes. Let’s put an end to it
It’s time to put an end to the discussions about the merits of electronic cigarettes as “safer” alternatives to tobacco and the fantastical need for a multitude of vape flavours,…
New law: Protecting South Africans from tobacco is no foreign agenda
Big tobacco companies are the foreign entities planting misinformation to keep South Africans addicted as they put profit over the health of the population
Big Tobacco’s profit addiction needs a quit plan
New legislation seeks to stop tobacco companies from luring non-smoking teens into becoming addicted to their deadly produc
The lies behind the e-cigarette industry’s claims about reducing smoking
Measures must be taken to ensure that consumers and policymakers are not misled by industry-funded pseudo-science
Why do health warnings exclude bottled water and social media?
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
The tobacco bill violates human rights
Harm reduction, not regulations will help South African smokers to quit
Even harsher smoking laws mooted
The new tobacco and vape bill introduces 100% smoke-free indoor areas and stricter e-cigarette regulations
If we tax vaping, we’ll just keep smokers smoking
In proposing this tax, the treasury is relying on one-sided research that shows criminal disdain for the health of smokers
Stargazing through a pandemic
Little makes sense these days, but astrology is a welcome reminder that this too shall pass
Stronger tobacco control regulation will reduce harm
South Africa’s tobacco industry interference statistics are improving year on year, but more needs to be done
Cigarette sales ban battle looms
Tobacco companies are fighting to lift the ban on cigarette sales, but research shows people are still smoking — and this is feeding the black market
Profit vs pandemic: British American Tobacco’s Covid-19 stunt
The tyranny of the markets is evident, with the cigarette company exemplifying this through its bid to weaken the government’s measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus
‘Those who zol’: Dangerous discourses in a time of crisis
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
Covid-19: Sharing isn’t caring
No break for the smokers and drinkers from Prez Pozi and Dr No, but we’re still zolling …