Government uses a new method to destroy confiscated cigarettes in Cape Town and hopes to send out a message of zero tolerance after lockdown bans boosted illegal imports

Meanwhile, billions of illegal cigarettes are flooding the informal markets as lockdown regulations are lifted at last

Tobacco companies are fighting to lift the ban on cigarette sales, but research shows people are still smoking — and this is feeding the black market

Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages

The tax agency has been working to beef up its fight against the illicit cigarette trade

Even though there has been commitment to halt the production of illicit cigarettes, it is not happening fast enough

An Ipsos report says the sale of illegal cigarettes is on the increase