Tobacco Industry
latest news & developments
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
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
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
A sin tax on vapes is not as bad as Aids denialism. Here’s why
Lobbyists pushing for vaping as a way to help people quit smoking insist taxing e-cigarettes like traditional smokes will lead down a similar path as denying HIV treatment to…
Sars snatches R16-million worth of illicit cigarettes in two weeks
Tax agency’s custom officials in Durban seize imported cigarettes that were declared as tissue paper
Regulate vaping and e-cigarettes fairly
If South Africa is prepared to draw on international harm reduction best practice, it could generate good legislation to regulate vaping and e-cigarettes cleverly
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
Historic tobacconist decides to quit
The Cape Town institution, which has traded from the same location for 200 years, has been forced from its premises because of being unable to sell tobacco during the lockdown
Mboweni, take a chance and take back the tax — it’s time to hike tobacco taxes
In his speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni reprioritised millions for new health workers and hospital upgrades. Here’s what he needs to do next.
Right of reply: Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa response to M&G article
The chairperson of the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa has responded to Bhekisisa’s article "Did big tobacco buy Twitter?"
Big tobacco ‘boosts’ little farmers
The tobacco industry in Southern Africa is taking action to improve small-scale agriculture in the region.
Malawi is struggling to kick the habit but companies keep it dependent on tobacco
The country knows it needs to diversify its agriculture, but the vested interests of multinational giants is hampering its efforts.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Some researchers say e-cigarettes are less toxic than tobacco, but they are certainly addictive.
Child workers in danger on US tobacco farms
HRW documents the shocking conditions on tobacco farms in the US, where child workers are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides and other dangers.