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Advertising

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

Banking & Finance

#Budget2025: Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate

13 Mar 2025

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Higher Education

Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Mar 2025

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

Research

Tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing - Euromonitor Intl

1 Nov 2024

Public Health

Transforming heart health: Awareness saves lives

4 Sep 2024

Mental health and lung cancer

Mental health

Mental health and lung cancer

Issued by CANSA 16 Aug 2024

Healthcare

The unreasonable nature of drug laws

Zakhele Mthembu 31 Jul 2024

Research

Almost 3 in 5 stores sell illegal cigarettes, research reveals

15 Jul 2024

South Africa's Tobacco Bill process faces scrutiny as experts uncover flaws

Consumer Law

South Africa's Tobacco Bill process faces scrutiny as experts uncover flaws

Issued by VPASA 3 May 2024

Healthcare

A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Public Health

World Health Day emphasises human rights' crucial role in cancer risk reduction

Issued by CANSA 3 Apr 2024

BAT South Africa scales down delivery supply chain as illicit trade hits record highs

Supply Chain

BAT South Africa scales down delivery supply chain as illicit trade hits record highs

2 Apr 2024

Insights on vaping in South Africa

Wellness

Insights on vaping in South Africa

Issued by KLA 27 Mar 2024

Underage vaping during exam season a fight parents must undertake, says VPasa

Primary & Secondary Education

Underage vaping during exam season a fight parents must undertake, says VPasa

26 Oct 2023

Salba welcomes ruling on duty-free alcohol quotas

FMCG

Salba welcomes ruling on duty-free alcohol quotas

10 Oct 2023

Healthy habits your dentist wishes you would follow

Dentistry

Healthy habits your dentist wishes you would follow

Issued by Intercare 2 Oct 2023

Over half of participants in 12-week vaping trial quit smoking

Public Health

Over half of participants in 12-week vaping trial quit smoking

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 11 Aug 2023

Bad habits that can damage your teeth

Dentistry

Bad habits that can damage your teeth

Issued by Intercare 1 Jun 2023

Regulatory

Coordination, enforcement needed to stem tide of illicit economy

31 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Branislav Bibic, managing director at Philip Morris South Africa.

Public Health

Tobacco harm reduction - a step in the right direction for public health

Branislav Bibic 24 May 2023

The impact smoking has on your organs and medical aid cover - Medshield

Medical Aid

The impact smoking has on your organs and medical aid cover - Medshield

Issued by Stone 23 May 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Canine Cuisine 'barks' at competitor in new ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Canine Cuisine 'barks' at competitor in new ad

Brendan Seery 8 May 2023

JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase

Taxation & Regulation

JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase

Issued by Mediology 15 Mar 2023

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Retail

#Budget2023: Mostly positive but some disappointment - Consumer Goods Council

24 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

FMCG

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

22 Feb 2023

Sales

South African retail sales dip 0.6% in December

16 Feb 2023

Public Health

78 studies and 22,000 research participants prove e-cigarettes help smokers quit successfully

6 Feb 2023

Reduce your risk of cancer - small changes for a big difference

Oncology

Reduce your risk of cancer - small changes for a big difference

Issued by Intercare 1 Feb 2023

South African retail sales rise 0.4% in November

Sales

South African retail sales rise 0.4% in November

18 Jan 2023

Source © Old Mutual Anti-drinking and driving campaigns do not work says Rhys Evans, MD of ALCO-Safe

Marketing

Drink responsibly needs to be more than a marketing gimmick

Rhys Evans 16 Jan 2023

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Legislation

New proposed tobacco bill threatens jail time if kids are sold cigarettes

16 Nov 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

Retail Marketing

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

Breast cancer awareness in the genomic landscape

Women's Health

Breast cancer awareness in the genomic landscape

Fourie Joubert and Annie Joubert, Issued by University of Pretoria 18 Oct 2022

Public Health

Is Big Tobacco misleading consumers and policymakers on heated tobacco products?

Katja Hamilton 25 Oct 2022

Public Health

SA's Tobacco Control Bill reaches major milestone on its path to law

3 Oct 2022

Healthcare

Are we about to see SA's tobacco bill go up in flames?

Kurt Yeo 19 Sep 2022

Public Health

'Tobacco industry exaggerations of illicit trade should not deter tobacco tax increases'

27 Sep 2022

Healthcare

A call to plug SA's e-cigarette regulation gap

30 May 2022

National standards in the works for vaping and vaping products

Regulatory

National standards in the works for vaping and vaping products

19 May 2022

How SA's tobacco sales ban distorted the cigarette market - study

Research

How SA's tobacco sales ban distorted the cigarette market - study

4 May 2022

SA retail trade sales rise 7.7% in January

Sales

SA retail trade sales rise 7.7% in January

16 Mar 2022

Public Health

The price tag of proposed excise tax on vape solutions

Wesley Grimm and Rudi Katzke 2 Feb 2022

Is cinema advertising still worth it?

Advertising

Is cinema advertising still worth it?

joshua Maraney 27 Jan 2022

Ethics & Medicolegal

Tobacco industry stakeholders key to saving lives

24 Nov 2021

Sales

SA retail sales fall 0.8% in July

15 Sep 2021

Source: Reuters/Rogan Ward

Sales

SA retail sales rise 10.4% in June

18 Aug 2021

Sars seizes illicit cigarettes worth R6m

Criminal Law

Sars seizes illicit cigarettes worth R6m

2 Aug 2021

Sales

SA retail sales up 15.8% in May

14 Jul 2021

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Tax Law

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Virusha Subban 28 Jun 2021

Why South Africa needs evidence-based regulations for vapes

Regulatory

Why South Africa needs evidence-based regulations for vapes

Issued by Irvine Partners 4 Jun 2021