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Parliament revives tobacco Bill
The Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, first introduced in the National Assembly in 2022, has been dusted off by Parliament...
Why SA urgently needs a National Cancer Act
With cancer numbers continuing to rise in South Africa, and with health systems in a perilous state, Cancer Alliance SA and concerned stakeholders are...
Passing of Tobacco Bill urged for SA and its 12.7m smokers
Anti-tobacco groups in South Africa – where smokers on average puff on 8.5 cigarettes a day – urged the new government this week to...
Britain takes first step with vote to ban smoking
Britain is on course to ban smoking for an entire generation after a historic vote in the House of Commons this week, which is likely to see the UK...
Mixed views on new smoking laws
There was varied and contrasting public feedback from the Cape last Sunday during the Portfolio Committee on Health’s public hearing process for the Tobacco Products...
FDA mulls ban on harmful additive in cold drinks
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to revoke its regulation authorising the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) as an additive in...
New deadline for comment on vape, smoking laws
The Portfolio Committee on Health has announced that public consultation on the new Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill will now end...
Big pharma backlash against EU’s drug law updates
A battle may be looming between the EU and pharmaceutical companies after the release of proposed and updated laws for the industry, with drugmakers...
Cannabis law reform: experts cite possible public health consequences
With an increasingly liberal attitude globally towards cannabis legislation, there is a potential for public health consequences with regard to respiratory health, traffic-related injuries,...
Political battle lines drawn as NHI Bill deliberations start
With more than 300 000 submissions from stakeholders and the public, the contentious NHI Bill now before Parliament will require long and hard deliberations...
State urged to tighten tobacco laws as smoking rates increase
Government plans to tighten tobacco control need to be revived urgently, say public health experts, warning a new survey has revealed that more than...
DNA Bill will remove time limitation on taking samples
The Portfolio Committee on Police adopted the report on the Criminal Law Forensic Procedure Amendment Bill without any amendments last week.
The Cape Argus reports...
Notifiable Medical Conditions; Management of Human Remains; Environmental Health
Surveillance notifiable medical conditions
Notices – 15 March 2022 (p3))
Draft Regulations Relating to the Management of Human Remains, 2022 published for comment (GN 1879 in...
Govt Code of Practice on management of SARS-CoV2 exposure in workplace
Employment & Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has issued a code of practice on the management of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in the workplace. This follows at...
National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board briefs Parliament on DNA Bill
The National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board, also known as the DNA board, said the gathering of samples from convicted offenders was proving to...
Children's criminal culpability to be raised from 10 to 12 years
Parliament is due to approve regulations that would allow the raising of children’s criminal liability from 10 to 12 years. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed...