Economics of Tobacco Control Project news archive

September 2025

REEP-Vital Strategies partnership enters a third phase with RESET Alcohol Program - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 23:24
Special Communication in Tobacco Control laments South Africa’s regression in tobacco control - Wed, 09/24/2025 - 23:07
New research report on modelling newly proposed alcohol taxes by National Treasury - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 10:36

August 2025

REEP to present to Portfolio Committee on Health, on the Tobacco Products & ENDS Control Bill - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 08:44
Beyond Health: Answering Tobacco Industry Tactics and Strengthening Policy Safeguards - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 22:12

July 2025

29 July 2025 - Virtual Briefing: New Report on the Future of Health Financing in Africa - Sun, 07/27/2025 - 22:54
REEP members attend the 2025 World Conference on Tobacco Control - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 12:00

June 2025

Vaping hits alarming levels among South African teens – new study of fee-paying schools - Sun, 06/01/2025 - 22:04
M&G Op-ed: Big Tobacco’s profit addiction needs a quit plan - Sun, 06/01/2025 - 21:52

May 2025

Two REEP members attend Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum conference in Cape Town - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 21:09

March 2025

Workshop: Updates on the Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill - Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:00

February 2025

Upcoming UCT postgraduate information session: 4 March 2025 - Wed, 02/26/2025 - 21:27
REEP prepares response to the National Treasury’s alcohol taxation review - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20

January 2025

Study on adolescent vaping in South Africa published in The Lancet - Sun, 01/26/2025 - 22:26
REEP hosts Track and Trace specialist at brownbag seminar - Sun, 01/26/2025 - 22:17
New research: Behavioural factors and cessation outcomes in low-income South African communities - Fri, 01/24/2025 - 22:30

November 2024

Just published: Study on the African cigarette price data landscape - Sun, 11/10/2024 - 07:21
Looking back: Supporting country officials to implement better tax systems - Wed, 11/06/2024 - 23:03

September 2024

Report: A review of alcohol excise taxation in South Africa - Tue, 09/24/2024 - 15:23

June 2024

Survey relating to the 2020 tobacco sales ban: Lucky Draw Announcement - Fri, 06/07/2024 - 16:02

May 2024

Media attention: "Failure to end the illicit cigarette trade has cost SA billions" - Mon, 05/27/2024 - 11:10
Sam Filby presents poster on African cigarette price data landscape at San Francisco symposium - Fri, 05/24/2024 - 23:18
Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard, 3rd edition - launched - Wed, 05/22/2024 - 23:03
Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard, 3rd edition - launches 21 May 2024 - Wed, 05/22/2024 - 23:03

April 2024

REEP's letter to the National Treasury: 31 March 2024 - Mon, 04/01/2024 - 11:59

March 2024

REEP launches online course, Tobacco Taxation 101, starting 13 May 2024 - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 22:18
REEP appoints Dr Estelle Dauchy as a Principal Research Officer - Sun, 03/24/2024 - 22:32
Call for Interest: Tax Simulation Support in LMICs - Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:08

February 2024

Upcoming UCT postgraduate information session - Thu, 02/29/2024 - 14:41

November 2023

REEP members attend the 7th Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC) - Wed, 11/29/2023 - 21:23
National Treasury responds to comments by REEP on taxation of tobacco and alcohol products - Wed, 11/29/2023 - 21:10

September 2023

Michal Stoklosa wins ESSA Founders’ Medal for best PhD in Economics - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 12:53
REEP's letter to the Finance Standing Committee: September 2023 - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 10:45

August 2023

Knowledge Hub teams up with the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC in to strengthen tobacco control in Suriname - Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:28
Webinar: The Role of Excise Taxation in Reducing Tobacco Use in Sub-Saharan Africa - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 21:32
REEP's response to the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill - Tue, 08/01/2023 - 14:27

April 2023

Report: The Pacific Cigarette Company in the South African & Zimbabwean Cigarette Markets - Thu, 04/20/2023 - 17:13

November 2022

Webinar: Design and Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Taxes Beverage Taxes: The Case of South Africa - Fri, 11/25/2022 - 10:45
REEP presents to government committee on excise taxes on tobacco and e-cigarettes - Thu, 11/24/2022 - 10:45

September 2022

The Knowledge Hub supports officials in Suriname on tobacco taxation - Fri, 09/23/2022 - 14:00
REEP presents at conference of the Public Health Association of South Africa - Fri, 09/23/2022 - 13:00
REEP presents at National Treasury public hearing - Fri, 09/23/2022 - 12:00
Letter to the National Treasury: Comments on tobacco excise taxes and the illicit cigarette trade - Mon, 09/05/2022 - 14:00

July 2022

REEP & CRES conclude 4-year project on tobacco tax reform in West Africa - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 10:45

June 2022

Capstone Webinar - Demystifying the Economics of Tobacco Control - Wed, 06/08/2022 - 10:45

May 2022

Interactive data site for World No Tobacco Day - West Africa - Tue, 05/31/2022 - 10:45
Mobilizing Health Taxes for Development - ADB-CGD Webinar - Thu, 05/19/2022 - 10:45
ADB-CGD Webinar on Mobilizing Health Taxes for Development - Wed, 05/04/2022 - 12:45

March 2022

Study on tobacco pricing and packaging strategies concludes - Wed, 03/23/2022 - 12:45

February 2022

National Workshop on Tobacco Taxation - Feb 2022 - Sun, 02/27/2022 - 12:45