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.
SA smokers who haven’t kicked the habit during lockdown are paying an arm and a leg for ciggies, as prices soar at differing rates across the country.
Illicit cigarettes are big business in South Africa, so much so that people get murdered when deliveries aren’t paid for. That includes prominent gang leaders.