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Namibia: Namibian youth concerned over proposed hubbly bubbly ban – News

Namibia: Namibian youth concerned over proposed hubbly bubbly ban – News

Africa Links 24 with Hileni Nembwaya
Published on 2025-08-06 17:00:00

Hookah pipes, also known as hubbly bubbly, have taken the north by storm, with hookah lounges mushrooming across the O regions.

Many young people still in their early teens are fast getting hooked.

Amid the new trend, the parliament has recommended that Namibia ban the import and sale of hubbly and vaping products in the country.

Namibia imported around N$1.4 billion worth of water pipe tobacco (hookah tobacco), vapes and related mixtures between 2021 and 2024.

A parliamentary…

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