It’s hard not to be sceptical that the government can handle just how deep this wormhole of illegal activity goes.
In 2022 alone, the government lost R15 billion in excise and R3 billion in VAT from these illicit sales.
It’s been 123 days since South Africans could legally purchase tobacco products, but you’ll be well aware that making something illegal doesn’t stop it from being sold.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has finally addressed her alleged friendship with known tobacco smuggler Adriano Mazzotti.