Ikomiti ejongene nesebe lezempilo ePalamente iqukumbela iindibano zovakaliso-zimvo kuzwelonke malunga nomthetho obizwa ngokuba yiTobacco Bill, eMpuma Koloni kule mpelaveki.
Ukusukela kulo nyaka uphelileyo, le komiti ibinabathetheleli bezempilo, iingcaphephe kushishino, kunye nengxoxo-mpikiswano yoluntu malunga nokuba kutheni lo Mthetho uYilwayo kufuneka okanye ungawuhleleli kwaye ulawule ukuphuphuma komphunga (Vaping) kunye nemidiza (cigarettes) phantsi kwalo mthetho mnye.
Ukuvunywa kwalo Mthetho uYilwayo kuya kubangela imida ekuthengisweni nasekusetyenzisweni kwezi mveliso kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke nezabucala kunye nezohlwayo zokungathotyelwa kwemigaqo ezisusela kwiinyanga ezi-3 ukuya kwiminyaka eli-15.
Ingqonyela yombutho weVapor Association of South Africa, uAsanda Gcoyi, uyakuchasa ukuphunyezwa kwalo mthetho usayilwayo esithi ipalamente izakube ithintele ishishini ekuthengiseni umphunga njengenye indlela enempumelelo kunye nendlela yokunciphisa umonakalo kubantu abatshayayo.
Uthe umbutho awuphikisi ukuba ishishini lokufunxa kufuneka lilawulwe kodwa ugxininisa ukuba kuya kuba yingxaki ukuwahlela phantsi kwemigaqo efanayo.
“UMbutho ufuna iPalamente kunye neSebe lezeMpilo baqonde indima edlalwe ngumphunga ekuncedeni abantu abatshayayo bayeke imidiza etshayo ixesha elide njengenxalenye yokunciphisa ingozi yecuba,” utshilo uGcoyi.
Umthetho oyilwayo uya kunyanzela ukupakishwa okusemgangathweni kuzo zonke iimveliso ezahlukeneyo zomphunga kwaye ezi aziyi kuboniswa kwiishelufu.
UGcoyi ugxininise ukuba umphunga ungawutshintsha umgaqo-nkqubo wezempilo woluntu waseMzantsi Afrika kwaye wakhuthaza abantu ukuba bazimase iindibano zovakaliso-zimvo ukuze bangaxoxi lo Mthetho osaYilwayo kuphela kodwa babeke abenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo ukuba baphendule.
Utshintsho olucetywayo lwemithetho nomgaqo-nkqubo lufuna ukwazisa oku kulandelayo:
*Iindawo zikawonke-wonke zangaphakathi kunye neendawo ezithile ezingaphandle eziya kuqinisekiswa ukuba zingatshayi 100%;
*ukuvalwa kokuthengiswa kwemidiza ngoomatshini bokuthengisa;
* ukupakishwa okucacileyo kunye nezilumkiso zezempilo kunye nemifanekiso;
*ukuvalwa kokuboniswa kwindawo yokuthengisa;
*ulawulo lweenkqubo zokuhanjiswa kwenikotini ze-elektroniki kwaye akukho zinkqubo zokuhanjiswa kwenikotini.
Iindibano zovakaliso-zimvo ziza kuba seGcuwa ngoLwesihlanu, eQueenstown, ziphele eMonti ngeCawe.