Author:professor-petrus-potgieter

Illicit tobacco trade: policy fuels smuggling September 25, 2025 South Africa’s transport sector is once again caught in the crossfire of government policy and criminal enterprise. With Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health concluding its hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, PROFESSOR PETRUS POTGIETER writes that the stakes for freight, logistics, and border management are higher than ever before. Unlike island nations such as Australia, South Africa has thousands of kilometres of road borders to manage. […]