Abathonimandla beTobacco Basebenzisa Abathonyako eSA

Abathonyako abanengi beSA sebabandakanyekile emikhankasweni yezokuxhumana evikelako imboni yeTobacco.

Umlando wamuva ukhomba uDJ Sbu njengomunye wabakhuluma ngokumelene neTobacco Bill, abatjho bona iziqalezo zizolimaza abathengisi abancani.

UDJ Sbu wathumele umlayezo kubalandeli abangaphezu kwe-1.3 milhioni kuInstagram, esibhedlela setekisi, athi: “Kuzokungavunyelwa ukuthengisa icigarette elilodwa.”

Wabuye wakhuluma eTikTok naseFacebook ngokuthi umthetho uzokuhlukumeza abathengisi basemgwaqweni.

Abanye abathonyako, abafana noMpho wa Badimo, basabalalisa bona umthetho uzokuvimbela abathengisi ngokuphelele ukuthengisa icigarette, kodwana lokho akusilo iqiniso.

Umthetho ukhomba kuphela ukuthi icigarette kufanele ithengiswe iphelele ekupaketheni kwayo, ingathengiswa ebantwaneni, emihlanganweni yabafundi, nangekuthengisa nge-inthanethi.

Abahlathululi bezempilakahle, abafana noCatherine Egbe, batjho bona lokhu kudida umphakathi.

“Okungaqondwa nguDJ Sbu kukuthi abantu abahlala ngaphasi komphakathiko banesikhathi esinzima khulu ngebunengi bezifo ezibangelwa yiTobacco,” kutjho yena.

Imibiko ikhombisa bona imboni yeTobacco isebenzisa abathonyako ukukhulisa amaqiniso ayingozi, isebenzisa ukukhathazeka kwabathengisi ukugcina inzuzo.

Kodwana abenzi bomthetho bathi: “Umthetho awuzokuvimbeli ukutshaya, kuqakathekile ukulondoloza impilo.”