Tobacco farmers seek withdraw of COTPA Amendment Bill
The bill seeks curbs on advertising, promotion and sale of cigarettes The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to go ahead with the COTPA Bill, which will boost the illegal cigarette trade in the country. This, in turn, would adversely impact the domestic demand for the home...
British American Tobacco wins approval to test Covid vaccine on humans
British American Tobacco has moved a step closer to producing a vaccine for coronavirus using tobacco plants, as it won approval in the US to begin testing on humans. The company behind cigarette brands including Lucky Strike, Rothmans and Benson & Hedges said the US Food & Drug Administration had given it clearance to begin...
Tobacco industry ‘front’ rejected by WHO, others, finds footing in Nigeria
As the four students of Whitesands College, Lekki, posed for the camera after emerging winners of the 2018 Conrad Challenge, the name of an entity screamed from a roll-up banner behind them: Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The Junior Secondary School Two (JSS2) students had won the Smoke-Free World category of the Conrad Foundation Spirit...
Botswana’s rising tobacco users’ figure ‘frightening,’ group says
The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) says the rising number of tobacco users in Bostwana is frightening. In a statement on Tuesday, the group said the south African country urgently needs a strong tobacco control law to protect its citizens from the devastating effects of tobacco. According to statistics from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)...
TCRA research: Ugandan researcher wants to find the latest statistics on young people and tobacco use in the country
When it comes to taking up a habit like smoking, young people are in all probability considered the most vulnerable group. Accordingly, implementing effective ways to prevent cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use can yield important public health benefits, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Statistics show that low and middle income countries...
Dlamini-Zuma on why lockdown ban on tobacco sales was rational
The high court in Cape Town erred in not finding that Regulation 45, used by the government to ban the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products during the initial stages of the lockdown, was rational. This is one of 13 grounds co-operative governance & traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma raised as she appealed against...
