Outdoor gyms in Cape Town are starting to pay off, the city’s head of health Patricia van der Ross says.
Cape Town could also soon have a new law that gives its law enforcement officers and the police more powers to enforce the national anti-tobacco laws to protect children, Van der Ross said. As part of this process the city would be engaging various stakeholders, including the SAPS, on a possible enforcement partnership.“Currently we don’t have all the powers to enforce the national policy on smoking.
Mayco member for health Patricia van der Ross says Cape Town could soon have a new law that gives its law enforcement officers and the police more powers to enforce the national antitobacco laws to protect children.Partnership initiatives included the launch of a smoke-free Cape Town in 2020 which saw public buildings being turned into smoke-free zones to protect non-smokers and help smokers to quit.
Of the 300,000 Vitality checks completed in South Africa in 2022, Cape Town also had the highest percentage of people buying healthy foods, followed by Johannesburg, while Pretoria had the least. But Johannesburg had more active people than any other city. Cape Town had the least number of active people.
New road designs, including sidewalks, speed bumps, crosswalks and rumble strips, which saw school gates relocated, had forced cars to slow down and provided safe walking routes for schoolchildren.
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