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Graphic images on cigarette packs a step closer as cabinet approves pro-health draft law

Medical expert says the reason the number of smokers older than 65 is low is because many of them are dying

South Africans can expect to see plain packaging and graphic health warnings such as images of diseased gums and lungs on cigarette packets pretty soon, and a complete ban on public smoking as the government intensifies its efforts to have a smoke-free SA...

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