Sabelo's stall is positioned on Hendrick Potgieter Road in Roodepoort, where taxi drivers and pedestrians are his biggest customers.
He also sells sweets, fruit and cold drinks which he keeps chilled in a bucket filled with ice.
“I did stock up on cigarettes at Makro this morning because you must ensure you're prepared,” he said.
Asked whether he feared being arrested for selling cigarettes during the lockdown, Sabelo said he was not worried.
“You don't put your cigarettes out in the open. I only took them out when someone wanted to buy. Besides, cops also needed to smoke,” he said with a chuckle.
*Not his real name
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