A leftover bill from the previous administration that seeks to tighten regulations on tobacco and vaping products is back before parliament’s health committee. But the business community believes it needs to be properly consulted on its impact.
Minister of health Aaron Motsoaledi is set to reintroduce the Tobacco Control & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill to the portfolio committee on health on Wednesday as the government presses on with its efforts to align South Africa’s smoking restrictions with World Health Organisation (WHO) standards...
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