October 2022

New smoking laws for South Africa – how government plans to stop lawbreakers

Strict new smoking laws for South Africa will soon be tabled before the National Assembly, where the Department of Health wants to tighten its control on where smokers can light up, and better regulate the emerging vaping sector. Broadly, the draft laws cast a wide net to create zero-smoking spaces in public areas while also...

“A cleaner, healthier city”: Expanding smoke-free spaces in Cape Town

Since 2020, the city of Cape Town has been working with the Partnership for Healthy Cities to increase smoke-free compliance in public buildings and raise awareness about the harms of second-hand tobacco smoke. Tobacco prevalence in South Africa is estimated to be around 20% of the adult population (aged 15+)1 and causes thousands of...

West Nile Roots for Horticulture as Alternative to Tobacco

Farmers and locals in West Nile have been stuck to growing tobacco and Simsim as their main source of income over the years. But the leaders have now commenced a transition from traditional tobacco growing to horticulture for both food and employment purposes. Local leaders in West Nile under their umbrella body West Nile Development...

Group partners states to check tobacco consumption among girls

Public Relations Strategist, 7even Interactive, Ese Aluko (left); Market Lead, Ghana and Nigeria for SKY Girls, Alice Railton; Lagos State Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo and General Manager Operations, 7even Interactive for SKY Girls, Adenike Odutola at the official launch of SKY Girls Nigeria, an empowerment movement for teenage girls A Pan African group,...

Walking The Talk By Budgeting For Tobacco Control

Beyond flowery rhetoric and grand promises, the will of a government to act on a policy is first re­flected in its financial plan. Ac­tivities for the implementation of such policies are provided with a budget line followed by a full dis­bursement of the budgeted sum to empower execution. Tobacco control in Nigeria has made commendable...

‘Tobacco pandemic’ – Health advocates tee up for economic ban

As a committee of the Jamaican parliament discusses new and more comprehensive tobacco control legislation, advocates for limiting the sale and promotion of tobacco products in the country are stepping up their campaign, including pushing for a ban on advertising sponsorship by tobacco companies. The anti-tobacco sentiments, which would have the effect of inflicting economic...

E-cigarette tax mooted in Switzerland

The Swiss government has proposed amending the Tobacco Act to introduce a new tax for electronic cigarettes. Parliament has been asked to back the proposal, which is forecast to bring in around CHF13.8 million ($13.8 million) in extra tax revenues per year. The proposed tax rate for reusable e-cigarettes is CHF0.20 per millilitere of liquid containing...

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