South Africa’s new vaping tax won’t deter young smokers

South Africa’s new vaping tax won’t deter young smokers

By The Conversation 04-08-23 15:25

Throughout the world, governments impose excise taxes on products like alcohol and tobacco to reduce their demand. The South African government has implemented a tax on vaping products for the same reason. Reducing demand is necessary as there is growing evidence that vaping products are not harmless. The new vaping tax has enraged vaping lobby […]

Thousands of commuters stranded, vehicles petrol bombed and traffic gridlocked as taxi strike causes chaos on Cape Town roads

Thousands of commuters stranded, vehicles petrol bombed and traffic gridlocked as taxi strike causes chaos on Cape Town roads

By Fazila Olla 04-08-23 12:40

City seeking urgent interdict against the taxi strike. Hundreds of taxi operators brought most parts of Cape Town to a standstill yet again on Thursday afternoon after negotiations between the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) and government over vehicle impoundment deadlocked. Thousands of commuters were left stranded at taxi ranks across the city. There […]

Exposed: The Sunday World’s lucrative partnership with the Lottery

Exposed: The Sunday World’s lucrative partnership with the Lottery

By Ground Up 04-08-23 12:23

The newspaper got millions of rands of Lottery advertising and also ran stories to counter exposés of corruption. The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) spent tens of millions of rands on advertising and advertorials between 2019 and 2022 to counter reports exposing corruption involving Lottery funds. A massively disproportionate amount went to one newspaper in particular: Sunday World. The impact […]

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