Malawi leader vows to lift economy as protests continue

By Reuters,

Malawi’s economy will grow 5% in 2019, President Peter Mutharika promised on Friday, in a state of the nation address boycotted by the opposition wh...

economy , Malawi , President Peter Mutharika

4-year-old children are abusing drugs – NACADA report reveals

By Dennis Musau,

School children as young as four years old are abusing drugs, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has reve...

Drug Abuse , NACADA

Budget 2019: Treasury misses the mark, no relief for Kenyans

By Kepha Muiruri,

Treasury CS Henry Rotich's presentation on the financing of the 2019/20 budget estimated at Ksh.3.02 trillion has missed its mark in providing any sub...

2019 budget , capital gains tax , Henry Rotich , National Treasury , sin tax

Budget 2019: Alcohol, cigarettes, betting hit hard as ‘sin tax’ comes into effect

By Wangui Ngechu,

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has increased excise duty for alcohol and cigarettes by 15 percent in new government tax measures. At the s...

budget , Budget 2019 , sin tax , Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich

Tobacco control advocacy lobbys Treasury to probe BAT for tax avoidance

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance (KETCA) has written to the National Treasury calling for the investigation of the British American Tobacco (BAT) ov...

British American Tobacco (BAT) , Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance , National Treasury , Tax Justice Network

E-cigarettes can double success rates of quitting smoking – Report

By Karanja Morgan,

People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more likely to report success than those trying to quit without help from any stop-smoking aid...

cigarette , quit , smoking , Tobacco

Philip Morris suspends social media campaign after Reuters exposes young ‘influencers’

By Reuters,

Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc has suspended a global social media marketing campaign in response to Reuters inquiries into the compa...

electronic cigarette , philip morris

Cuban Gov’t starts rationing chicken, eggs, rice & soap

By VOA,

The Cuban government announced Friday that it was launching widespread rationing of chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap and other basic products in the f...

cuban

BAT Kenya losing market share, blames counterfeit cigarettes

By Sherlyne Anyango,

Cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco has blamed the rise of counterfeit cigarettes in its domestic market for its receding market share. ...

BAT paid bribes to officials in East Africa , British American Tobacco

FULL LIST: Uhuru appoints former MPs, Governor to top parastatal jobs

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A handful of individuals who lost in the last General Election have been awarded plum parastatal jobs as board directors and board members. In also...

Parastatal appointments

White man charged with burning down black churches

By Reuters,

The son of a sheriff’s deputy was charged with burning down three predominately black churches in southern Louisiana over the past two weeks, offici...

Black churches , FBI , Louisiana , St. Landry Parish

Why women live longer than men

By VOA,

New data finds women everywhere live on average 4.4 years longer than men because they see the doctor more frequently and generally take better care o...

life expectancy

OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to settle Oklahoma opioid case: source

By Reuters,

Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing the OxyContin painkiller maker of helping fuel an opioid abuse epide...

Mike Hunter , Oklahoma , OxyContin

Prince Charles becomes first British royal to visit Cuba

By Reuters,

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla landed in Havana on Sunday for the first official trip by the British royal family to Communist-run Cuba even as B...

cuba , Prince Charles

How smoking can make you infertile

By Agencies,

Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke is tied to infertility in women and early menopause, according to a new study. Compared to women who never...

infertile , smoking

Are we eating our way to disease, disability and death?

By Citizen,

There is an adage within the cancer community that any public lecture on cancer must have a generous serving of food, politics and science. Cancer ...

diet , disease , eating , food

5 healthy habits that could help you live a decade longer

By CNN,

Want to prolong your life expectancy by more than a decade? A new study suggests that you can do just that by following these five healthy habits: nev...

Hawaii named healthiest state, Louisiana ranks last in new report

By CNN,

A new report assessed the nation's health on a state-by-state basis, finding Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and Utah to be the five healt...

Macron braces for motorist revolt on France’s highways

By Reuters,

President Emmanuel Macron, hit by a slump in popularity, faces a nationwide protest this weekend over rising fuel taxes that threatens to gridlock Fra...

Channel Tunnel , France , Marine Le Pen , National Rally party , President Emmanuel Macron

Gov’t orders crackdown on shisha sale and public smoking

By Citizen Reporter,

The government has directed all public health officers across the country to ensure the ban on shisha smoking imposed last year is effectively enforce...

Shisha ban