Cigarettes

Adults must make free choices about their lives and parents and communities are responsible for providing guidance and supervision for

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

But regardless of whether it is sniffed, sucked or chewed, the plant is still bad for people’s health

The Hawks are under-resourced and an independent body is required to tackle syndicated organised crime

Public health experts disagree with the vaping industry’s argument that imposing a sin tax will lead to a similar path of Aids denialism

The cigarette maker has been accused of giving up to $500 000 in bribes and spying on competitors

The world’s number two tobacco company sees three million new consumers for its noncombustible options

An entirely new supply chain has now been created, and of course it’s untaxed

South Africa’s tobacco industry interference statistics are improving year on year, but more needs to be done

Meanwhile, billions of illegal cigarettes are flooding the informal markets as lockdown regulations are lifted at last

The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system

The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally

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

‘Sweeties’ (cigarettes) for R150, and marching on Parliament — an insight into the social-media groups popping up to push back against lockdown regulations

Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages