As the world observed World No Tobacco Day yesterday (31 May), the Heart and Stroke Foundation has raised urgent concerns ...

In 2018 South Africa published a tobacco control bill that sought to better regulate the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. It's been revised as the Tobacco Products and Electronic ...

BATSA - whose brands include Dunhill, Peter Stuyvesant, Rothmans and Pall Mall - says this is due to a 40% decline in its cigarette sales since the start of the pandemic. It has long argued that ban ...

Meanwhile, a study by Oxford Economics has found that South Africa lost R27.1 billion in tax revenue due to illicit cigarettes in 2022 alone. This means that cracking down on criminal cigarette ...

Two suspects are to appear before the Mokopane Magistrate Court today for the possession of illegal cigarettes, as well as resisting arrest. Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is going after sin taxes owed to it from the illicit sale of cigarettes in the country. Johnny Moloto, the general manager for British American Tobacco ...

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is losing billions of rands due to illegal trade activities. According to Tax Justice South Africa, Sars lost more than “R20 billion in tax revenue last ...

It’s no longer uncommon to spot South African schoolchildren, some still in their uniforms, puffing on vapes. Once marketed ...

The Tax Justice South Africa (TJSA) has once again called for urgent, more aggressive measures to be taken in the fight against rampant illicit cigarette trade in the country. This comes after ...

The Rothmans Cup, Africa's richest soccer tournament, will be no more after Saturday. With Rothmans pulling out as sponsor because of Government's anti-tobacco laws, which prohibit tobacco ...