<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:59:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/exciseduties/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[2026 SA Budget Acknowledges Illicit Cigarette Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Yesterday we had the annual South African budget with the Minister of Finance acknowledging the problem of the illicit cigarette trade that has plagued the country more so in the last 6 years. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/2026-sa-budget-acknowledges-illicit-cigarette-trade-21v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/2026-sa-budget-acknowledges-illicit-cigarette-trade-21v</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btU7oxBTRCb8NzShW8DvD5Vxi6Fx1h8Ymexq8Yi7XEmacmwzpsWtGvNRDoT2H1zXKrZyE5vQm6Cxagw8DXaBk25osn8eJyQroh8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Smoking Laws In South Africa Will Boost Illicit Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Back in 2020 before the Covid lock downs British American Tobacco had nearly 50% market share of the total South African cigarette market. Today it has less than 10% with the rest being lost to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/new-smoking-laws-in-south-africa-will-boost-illicit-trade-hdn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/new-smoking-laws-in-south-africa-will-boost-illicit-trade-hdn</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:32:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btU7pEnCmF5xYx8ZjCttYfqdR9yWH8oA78R2JAjiUjYp1nNQ2gcRuSBCW3Gxzq3YtZcJ6pAduciwvbRvVauAgtXoyEijvEtVKDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>