SOUTH AFRICAN police have arrested six men in Limpopo province in a blitz on cigarette smuggling between South Africa and ...

According to the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa, for every one dollar Uganda collects in tobacco revenue, it spends four dollars on treating tobacco-related illnesses Thank you for reading ...

Illegal cigarette sales deprive the country of at least R18 billion per year in tax revenue. This is much more than the ...

While appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee, officials from Leaf Tobacco Company opposed the proposal to increase excise duty by Shs10,000 on every 1,000 sticks of cigarettes. Thank you for ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) noted this week that it seized illicit cigarettes worth R4.5 million during a takedown operation in Brits in the North West. The operation was led by the ...

In South Africa, not only have people been told to stay at home, but exercise outside was banned for some time - and cigarettes and alcohol still can't be purchased. What is the impact of such a ...

Tobacco is an important agricultural crop in a number of Eastern African economies, such as Malawi where it is the largest export. Tobacco trade is also important to the Chinese economy, where the ...

Kusekwa granted permission for the search, which led to the discovery of 1,119 master cases of Derby cigarettes concealed in the truck. “Kusekwa was unable to provide documentation for the ...

The Tobacco Control Act 2007 provides a legal framework ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from over ...

The excise duty on cigarettes in Uganda has not been adjusted ... Furthermore, this proposal aligns with Uganda's policy and other East African community partner states where similar fees are ...

There has been an uptick in sponsored content from the tobacco and vaping industry claiming that the decline in smoking rates in South Africa can be attributed to “alternative tobacco-free ...