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Motsoaledi and Ramaphosa’s “anti-illicit” crusade nothing but a fever dream
Three-quarters of the cigarettes sold in South Africa are already illicit.
17 March 2026
Three-quarters of the cigarettes sold in South Africa are already illicit.
It was immediately clear that the meaning of “transformation” today is almost perfectly uniform.
The South African constitution provides us with sufficient guidance – we are in control of our affairs.
Moving to socialism, as we have seen, would be a Great Leap Backwards.
Immigration is a standout exception that makes many interactions between these natural allies awkward at best.
For a journalist who was apparently active during the transition, none of this should have been contentious to Seery.
Let us now turn to South Africa, where the situation is significantly worse.
That is where the supposed equality of states ends, because governments that do in fact (on a relative, sliding scale) respect freedom, are not equal to those governments that do not.
Corruption in South Africa is not a matter of bad apples – it is endemic.
After all, if we are to ignore the nature of the Acts and their consequences, vibes are all that’s left.