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...
WHO COP9: South Africa’s Stance on ENDS is Misguided and Not Scientific
The 13th of November marked the conclusion of the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Parties at the Conference, including...