The outlook for the tobacco industry is uncertain. This is unlikely to change.
- Professor of Economics and Director of the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products, University of Cape Town
Le nombre de fumeurs en Afrique est en augmentation. La recherche calcule l'effet des augmentations de prix induites par les taxes sur les habitudes tabagiques des jeunes.
The number of smokers in Africa is on the rise. Research calculates the effect of tax-led price increases on the smoking habits of young people.
South Africa’s vaping tax is not well-targeted to reduce consumption of vaping products by the youth.
Reductions in the affordability of cigarettes will ensure significant reductions in tobacco use.
Globally, about 1 million deaths annually are related to exposure to second-hand smoke. Thirteen African countries have implemented comprehensive smoke-free bans.
South Africa’s approach to smoking doesn’t adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
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Here are 5 ways governments can get young people off tobacco.
With the advent of novel tobacco products and the tobacco industry falsely marketing them as less harmful, the adage “prevention is better than cure” has never been more important.
Countries that have successfully decreased illicit trade have typically used a combination of political will and technology. South Africa should join the pack.
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