Anti Tobacco Network (ATN) has intensified efforts to secure the implementation of Botswana’s Tobacco Control Act, 2021, bringing together stakeholders from government, Parliament, local authorities, civil society, business, and communities to identify key decision-makers and strategies for accelerating the signing of the regulations. The Stakeholder Analysis and Mapping Workshop provided a platform to examine progress

District Councillors call for urgent signing of regulations as evidence of youth vaping and tobacco use sparks alarm. Local authorities across Botswana are calling for the urgent signing of regulations needed to enforce the Tobacco Control Act, 2021, after being presented with evidence of rising youth vaping and tobacco use and sharing their own experiences

The tobacco industry is taking advantage of the delay in bringing Botswana’s Tobacco Control Act of 2021 into operation, using the regulatory gap to aggressively market emerging tobacco and nicotine products, particularly to young people. Anti Tobacco Network Executive Director, Professor Bontle Mbongwe told a Gaborone City Council full council meeting on Friday that the

Mogoditshane-Thamaga District Council Chairperson, Molatedi Selala has raised alarm over the growing use of vapes and shisha, commonly known as “hubbly bubbly”, among young people attending festivals and parties hosted on farms in and around Gabane and Thamaga. Selala made the remarks this morning during an engagement between the council and Anti Tobacco Network (ATN),

Mahalapye District Council Chairperson Hon. Outule Segolame has urged leaders to put health first as Anti Tobacco Network (ATN) pushes for the signing of regulations to operationalise the Tobacco Control Act, 2021. He called on leaders to take urgent action against tobacco use, warning that its impact on public health can no longer be ignored.

“Re tlhola re bona bana ba rona ba goga dilo tse le reng di vape le di shisha tse, but thought it was harmless because it smelt nice.” That was one of the striking revelations during today’s engagement between Anti Tobacco Network (ATN) and the Bobirwa District Council in Bobonong, where councillors openly shared their

Anti Tobacco Network Executive Director, Professor Bontle Mbongwe called for Botswana to place greater emphasis on preventive health during her address to the Mabutsane Full Council this morning, warning that the country cannot afford to wait until people are sick before acting. Botswana already carries a significant burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), with NCDs estimated