The City of Cape Town is participating in a global health campaign to become a ‘smoke free city’.
The ‘Bloomberg Partnership for Healthy Cities’ is a global network of 70 cities committed to saving lives by preventing non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and chronic lung disease, which are often caused by smoking.
Mayoral committee member for community services and health, Zahid Badroodien explains that “the City of Cape Town will aim for as many of its buildings as possible to be compliant with the new workplace smoking policy.”
The current smoking legislation states that smoking in public areas is prohibited, but it still allows food and entertainment businesses the right to designating smoking areas, as long as it does not exceed more than a quarter of the establishment’s floor space.
The City of Cape Town aims to change this to 100% prohibition of smoking in public spaces.
More Stories
Hill-Lewis confident Cape Town will lead breakaway from load shedding
ANC, EFF Coalition Poised To Unseat Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell
SARS ‘Rogue Unit’ Probe About Law Compliance – Mkhwebane
Eskom Investigates Kidnapping Of Employee
Sustainable Corporate Travel: A New Take On Travelling Light
Joburg Water Blames Constant Power Failures For Water Crisis
Gassing Up Western Cape Grid
Cosatu Wants Answers From Government Over Bester Escape
Ramokgopa Highlights Design Flaws In Medupi Construction
Thabo Bester Did Not Die In A Fire But Escaped From Prison – DCS
SA Won’t Go Beyond Stage 6 Power Cuts – Ramokgopa
Medical Fees Rise By 5.3% In February – Stats SA