TAX evasion, money laundering, and interference in the policies and regulations of the land have grown the tobacco industry in South Africa to an estimated $886.09 billion (about R6.3 trillion) industry, and it is growing by the day.
The failure by the government to stop them, coupled with backhanded tactics, is said to allow the industry to thrive, with an estimated growth at a projection of 6.67% per annum.
This as tobacco remains legal in the land, despite evidence both by national and international organisations that it is one of the biggest threats to the health of users and second-hand smokers.
Tobacco, according to those who have continued to