Rookie mistakes: Why NDZ’s cig ban was a disaster before it even began

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A study at UCT found that just 9% of people managed to quit during lockdown following the ban on cigarettes

SA’s lockdown ban on tobacco sales was doomed to failure, and 93% of smokers maintained their habit by paying up to 250% more for illicit supplies.

These are some of the findings from an online survey of more than 23,000 smokers carried out by the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of Cape Town. ..If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.

 

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Great achievement that

And the other 91% found that goldleaf smokes are much cheaper after ban was lifted.

Did they count who have started smoking in 2020

9% is a Big number. Great stuff!

Great achievement. Big percentage. Not easy to quit smoking. Well done NDZ. You saved lives. Congratulations to those who quit

Cyril collapsed Eskom with his Glencore friends, upping the price not surprising,Whites are still stuck with the bann of cigarettes because NDZ pushed it,these dogs

I'm glad to be part of that 9%... That's the only good thing I can say about the lockdown!!!!

It was not a rookie mistake, her son was making millions by running a counterfeit cigarette empire !

That wasn't the intention for the ban though...

F&%k it, ungenaphi NDZ? Why not the NCCC or Cyril as the president?

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