Lawmakers would do well to do something they have yet to do – ask the public in 2025 “is this bill really a priority when South Africa faces so many other problems?”
Nicholas Woode-Smith was featured on Heart FM on the FMF’s opposition to the anti-choice Tobacco Bill.
The Bill is fraught with apparent good intentions hiding a mish-mash of ill-conceived meddling.
Smoking isn’t a real crime. It is bad for your health. But so is fast food, not exercising, and voting for the ANC.
The illegal cigarette market in South Africa is bigger than the legal market, all due to government action.
Martin van Staden, FMF Head of Policy, was featured in the Cape Argus and the Star on the FMF’s opposition to the Tobacco Bill.
Those who want the government to take responsibility for their healthcare should be free to do so, but under no circumstances must this mandate be interpreted as meaning government may dictate lifestyle choices to those who did not ask for their sovereignty over their own medical and healthcare affairs to be abrogated.
