Tobacco laws should not spare tourist destinations - Kgosi

Kgosi Lotlaamoreng was responding to Tuesday's presentation at the House of Chiefs by the Anti-Tobacco Network (ATN) regarding the tobacco control situation in the country. He said there is a tendency for laws not to be applicable at some facilities like they are at other and he gave the example of lodges and hotels in the case of alcohol trading hours.

"We want smoking regulated in all places whether they are tourist areas or not because once you are in a country, you have to abide by its laws," he said. He added that discriminatory laws exist because legislators are protecting their interests since they have a large stake in the tourism sector.