ANALYSIS | NDZ just triumphed over tobacco – and became all but legally untouchable

The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association didn't just lose to the Cogta minister, it...

SA’s biggest cigarette maker is now accepting orders – and some stores hope for 1 July delivery

British American Tobacco says it is accepting "holding orders", to be ready when the...

Illegal cigarettes are 'more profitable than heroin'. Here’s how they’re getting into SA.

Smugglers have an extensive network already set up for moving illicit tobacco products...

SA’s cigarette ban may be earning criminals R3bn a month, with syndicates rushing in

The ban on smoking may have earned criminals R6b since the start of lockdown

SA smokers have changed their habits, according to a new survey

More than a quarter of lockdown smokers have to pay at least R50 more per pack than usual.

ANALYSIS: Govt has cited the science behind SA’s cigarette ban – but it doesn’t add up

Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has cited one study three different ways – plus other...

South Africans now smoke rooibos, but a lung expert won’t recommend it

It has been illegal to buy and sell cigarettes since the start of the national lockdown,...

All online shopping is now allowed again

Everything except alcoholic drinks and cigarettes may now be sold online under Alert...