Adults must make free choices about their lives and parents and communities are responsible for providing guidance and supervision for
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
But regardless of whether it is sniffed, sucked or chewed, the plant is still bad for people’s health
The Hawks are under-resourced and an independent body is required to tackle syndicated organised crime
The cigarette maker has been accused of giving up to $500 000 in bribes and spying on competitors
The world’s number two tobacco company sees three million new consumers for its noncombustible options
An entirely new supply chain has now been created, and of course it’s untaxed
South Africa’s tobacco industry interference statistics are improving year on year, but more needs to be done
Meanwhile, billions of illegal cigarettes are flooding the informal markets as lockdown regulations are lifted at last
The ideological aims of the criminal justice system in dysfunctional societies, like South Africa, is to indirectly legitimise the inequitable economic system
The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally
Tobacco companies are fighting to lift the ban on cigarette sales, but research shows people are still smoking — and this is feeding the black market
‘Sweeties’ (cigarettes) for R150, and marching on Parliament — an insight into the social-media groups popping up to push back against lockdown regulations
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
No break for the smokers and drinkers from Prez Pozi and Dr No, but we’re still zolling …
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet
Is this “syndrome” another symptom that the lockdown has made us all a little bit crazy? Is it a symbol that we all just need to get a grip on it?
Some industries will open but the tobacco ban remains in place, contradicting the president’s earlier remarks
Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers
The lockdown has seen fewer incidents of gang violence in some dangerous Cape Town areas, but the criminal underworld is still hard at work
