Discussions around the appropriate regulation of electronic vaping products (EVPs) have constantly seen regulators claim that not enough is known about these products, owing to the vaping industry being relatively young. Several governments, including South...
Vaping Tax: National Treasury Should Maintain Its Fiscal Integrity
On 15 December 2021, National Treasury published its discussion paper titled “Taxation of Electronic Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems”, outlining its proposal for the taxation of Electronic Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS) in South...
South Africa Should Develop a Separate Vaping Bill for the Sake of Smokers
In a bid to reduce smoking rates in South Africa, the Department of Health(DoH) published the draft Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (COTPENDS) Bill in May 2018, for public comment. The...