Cigarette market soaring in Africa
Tobacco companies are thriving in Africa due to weak anti-tobacco and tax laws, and tobacco use has increased by 44 percent between 1990 and 2012.
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Call for graphic health images on SA cigarette boxes
Activists say our anti-tobacco policies have gone "stale" calling for stronger regulations including health warnings in the form of graphic pictures.
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Outdoor smoking still harmful
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s proposed new smoking regulation aimed at banning all smoking in outdoor eating areas, was given a boost by a new study that found harmful levels of secondhand smoke in outside smoking areas. The concentration of…