MONEYWEB app instead? Cigarette war goes radioactive Tax justice group says two of every three cigarettes sold in SA is illicit, robbing the fiscus of R8bn a year. Small tobacco manufacturers say the group is a front for Big Tobacco. 00:01 Open: It seems forcing smokers to get their fix illegally during the ban has normalised the act among retailers and consumers. Image: Shutterstock A new report by Tax Justice SA (TJSA) finds that two of every three cigarettes sold in SA are illicit, making SA possibly the worldâs largest black market for cigarettes. This is costing the fiscus R8 billion a year. A TJSA researcher visited 43 retail outlets in four different cities and in all but one of these outlets was able to buy cigarettes for less than R20 a pack.