Parliament discovers tobacco harm reduction
July 28, 2026 by dailyfriend.co.za
Parliament discovers tobacco harm reduction
When parliament starts taking tobacco harm reduction seriously, the conversation changes. The focus can move beyond slogans about nicotine and towards the harder question of how to reduce smoking-related disease in practice. South Africa has an opportunity to build regulation that recognises the difference between combustible tobacco and lower-risk alternatives. Discovery is only the first step — the test is whether lawmakers turn evidence into proportionate policy.
July 27, 2026 by tobaccoharmreduction.net
South Africa Tobacco Regulation: The Case for Proportionate Risk
A regulation that treats every nicotine product as equally dangerous starts from the wrong premise.…
23.30% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 10.9 million current smokers in South Africa 39.30% of men are current smokers but only 8.50% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
