July 2021
R10m unlicensed raw tobacco from Zimbabwe found in East London warehouse
Officials discovered a stash of unprocessed tobacco worth R10 million at a warehouse in the town's Thorn Park, suspected to have come through the Beit Bridge border post from Zimbabwe. East London police made the bust in collaboration with customs officers. A 31-year-old male suspect was arrested for possession of unprocessed tobacco and bribery. Eastern Cape police...
South Africa: Suspect in court for trading in illicit tobacco worth over R10 million
An Eastern Cape man is to appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Friday after he was allegedly found in possession of illicit tobacco worth R10 million. In a statement released on Friday, spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in the province, Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, said members of the Hawks’ Serious...
How to end tobacco use for good: What SA’s Covid-19 tobacco ban has taught us
Local tobacco companies’ market share quadrupled during the country’s temporary sales ban in 2020, overtaking Big Tobacco’s pre-ban near-monopoly on South Africa’s tobacco industry. The sales ban did cause people to smoke less and prevented more than 2 000 tobacco-related deaths, but at the expense of progress made to curb illicit trade in...
Ghana: CSOs in Tobacco Control condemn Sarkodie’s Public Smoking stunt, demand apology
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Tobacco Control in Ghana have condemned the public display of smoking on social media by Mr. Michael Owusu Addo known in ShowBiz circles as Sarkodie. The CSO’s described the act by the two-time BET Award winner as unprofessional, unethical and unhealthy. They also expressed disappointment in Sarkodie for not considering...
India: Tobacco control needs to be pursued like mission, says Harsh Vardhan
Tobacco use is so interwoven in our society that untiring efforts are required to fight this epidemic and tobacco control needs to be pursued like a mission, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. Tobacco use is so interwoven in our society that untiring efforts are required to fight this epidemic and tobacco control needs to be...
USA: D.C. Circuit upholds FDA cigar and pipe tobacco regulation, user fees
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Vital Strategies launches crowdsourcing tool to monitor tobacco marketing in India
Vital Strategies has launched a digital crowdsourcing tool to monitor tobacco marketing in India. Each year, the tobacco industry spends millions of dollars on marketing to increase tobacco consumption, particularly among youth. With more than 267 million tobacco users in India, a new digital platform from the global health organisation Vital Strategies identifies tobacco...
Togo was losing around CFA 6 billion on beer and tobacco imports, before the automated branding system arrived
Before the automated branding system was introduced, respectively 80% and 40% of the beer and tobacco products that were imported and sold in Togo evaded control by the tax administration. The information was reported by Africatimes. The news outlet said Togo lost over CFA3.5 billion and CFA2.5 billion as a result of the products mentioned...
