Getty Images South Africa is bleeding billions in lost revenue to illicit trade. So why hasn't the WHO Illicit Trade Protocol been ratified yet? asks Johnny Moloto. As Finance Minister Tito Mboweni prepares to deliver his annual Budget this month, how he must bemoan the fiscal crater carved out by South Africa’s illegal economy. This shadowy world of illicit flows, black market trade and other nefarious tax dodging was estimated – at this time last year – to cost the fiscus R100 billion annually. That’s money Minister Mboweni needs now more than ever. Regrettably, the Covid-19 pandemic will only have increased this particular damage to his balance sheet, if the