Cigarette

30m ago Smokers are more likely to develop disease with Covid-19, the statement reads, available research shows that smokers are also at higher just.WHO is constantly evaluating new research.   30m ago Question approached: Whether the justification of the ban by Dlamini-Zuma was born out of documents and information relied on, the four sources are named.…

South Africa instituted its ban on the sale of cigarettes in late March, 2020. Any benefit achieved by the continued ban on tobacco sales would be outweighed by far by the damage caused, British American Tobacco SA's legal team argued in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. BATSA - South Africa's largest cigarette manufacturer,…

Cigarette prices have continued to soar under lockdown - yet a smaller percentage of study respondents quit, with large demographic differences among those who had quit and those who had not. While the state previously claimed that FITA had wanted to challenge the ban out of financial interest, FITA brands have actually increased their market share…

The cigarette ban has polarised South Africans. Picture: iStock/Gallo Images Policies that were intended to make a public health crisis more manageable could end up adding fuel to the fire and be the last straw for the health system to collapse. While South Africa's alcohol ban has been partially relaxed, smokers and vapers are still…

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, briefs the media on lockdown regulations in Pretoria in late March, 2020 Phill Magakoe/ Gallo Images via Getty Images The government has maintained in court that Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, acted legally and rationally in banning the sale of…