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Workshop: Updates on the Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill

Invitation to a workshop featuring Sam Filby as an expert speaker, on 29 March 2025

Upcoming UCT postgraduate information session: 4 March 2025

REEP will be hosting a postgraduate information session in early March 2024.

REEP prepares response to the National Treasury’s alcohol taxation review

REEP responds to National Treasury's call for comments and proposals to develop an excise policy framework to reduce the harmful use of alcoholic beverages

Study on adolescent vaping in South Africa published in The Lancet

New article co-authored by Sam Filby in The Lancet’s eClinical Medicine, titled “Electronic cigarette usage amongst high school students in South Africa: a mixed methods approach”

REEP hosts Track and Trace specialist at brownbag seminar

REEPs hosts a brownbag seminar, with Jérôme Duperrut, Director of Economic Analysis & International Institutions at SICPA

Responses to the question ‘Which of the following describes your thinking about quitting smoking?

New research: Behavioural factors and cessation outcomes in low-income South African communities

Sam Filby and a former colleague at REEP, Dr Laura Rossouw, recently published a paper in BMJ Open that explores behavioural factors influencing cigarette smoking cessation outcomes in three low-income South African communities.

Number of times information on cigarette prices has been collected in each WHO-AFRO country

Just published: Study on the African cigarette price data landscape

Sam Filby recently published an article in Tobacco Control arguing that a broader base of cigarette price information for the African region could be obtained through proactive efforts by the tobacco control community.

Looking back: Supporting country officials to implement better tax systems

Over a decade ago, the ETCP was instrumental in hosting workshops aimed at informing policy delegates from African countries.

Report: A review of alcohol excise taxation in South Africa

Feedback welcomed on report: ‘A review of alcohol excise taxation in South Africa’ (funded by RESET Alcohol - led by Vital Strategies and funded by Open Philanthropy)

Survey relating to the 2020 tobacco sales ban: Lucky Draw Announcement

REEP recently conducted a survey of smokers and held a lucky draw for the participants.

Media attention: "Failure to end the illicit cigarette trade has cost SA billions"

A research article, opinion piece and recent media release have sparked significant media attention.

Sam Filby African cigarette price data landscape

Sam Filby presents poster on African cigarette price data landscape at San Francisco symposium

Sam Filby's poster at the UCSF symposium in April locates and describes datasets that provide information on cigarette prices in African countries.

Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard, 3rd edition - launched

The 3rd edition of the Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard launched on May 21st on tobacconomics.org.