Prof Corne' van Walbeek: Data proves the pointless ban on cigarettes is costing SA taxpayer billions.

With Covid-19 costing the country a cool R500bn (about half what is raised annually in taxes), South Africans are going to face a massive bill when the fog of this war finally clears. To add insult to taxpayers' injury, a senseless ban on the sale of cigarettes is costing Treasury around R1.2bn a month. In this Moment of Clarity, UCT's Prof Corne van Walbeek shares the facts.