Today is the day to stop smoking

As the battle over the government’s continued cigarette sales ban under the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown level 3 heats up, smoking will continue to get a bad rap today when the world marks World No Tobacco Day.

This week, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, cited three studies and a systemic review in her court submission filed at the Pretoria High Court in response to the legal action taken by the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association.

The documents showed the correlation between the harmful effects of tobacco products and the Covid-19 coronavirus.