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Tanzania to tax women's wigs, plus highlights of East Africa's budgets

Tanzania to tax women's wigs, plus highlights of East Africa's budgets

East African finance ministers including from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania presented their budgets for the next financial year on Thursday.

Congo's road toll saga [Business segment]

Congo's road toll saga [Business segment]

As a way to finance the construction of more roads and to help offset debt incurred in developing infrastructure, many African governments are ...

The trap of preferential tax agreements in Africa

The trap of preferential tax agreements in Africa

South Africa introduces tax against polluters

South Africa introduces tax against polluters

Namibians resist 2% drought levy

Namibians resist 2% drought levy

Nigeria hits oil firms with billions in taxes [Business Africa]

Nigeria hits oil firms with billions in taxes [Business Africa]

Gabonese to pay tax for generating waste [Business Africa]

Gabonese to pay tax for generating waste [Business Africa]

Zambia to enforce copper import tax-mining minister

Zambia to enforce copper import tax-mining minister

Davos 2019 has ended but inequality remains

Davos 2019 has ended but inequality remains

Pay your taxes, love your country: Abiy tells Ethiopians

Pay your taxes, love your country: Abiy tells Ethiopians

Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans 'tax pain' is necessary

Mnangagwa tells Zimbabweans 'tax pain' is necessary

Uganda MPs vote to maintain controversial social media tax

Uganda MPs vote to maintain controversial social media tax

Kenyatta says unpopular fuel tax is necessary, proposes 8% cut

Kenyatta says unpopular fuel tax is necessary, proposes 8% cut

India: huge relief for girls as officials scrap tax on sanitary pads

India: huge relief for girls as officials scrap tax on sanitary pads

Kenyan court suspends new tax on bank transfers

Kenyan court suspends new tax on bank transfers

Uganda removes taxes on 'depositing and sending' mobile money

Uganda removes taxes on 'depositing and sending' mobile money

Uganda to review mobile money and social media taxes: prime minister

Uganda to review mobile money and social media taxes: prime minister

Is Uganda's social media tax giving other African leaders ideas?

Is Uganda's social media tax giving other African leaders ideas?

Uganda: Museveni defends social media tax, reduces mobile money tax from 1% to 0.5%

Uganda: Museveni defends social media tax, reduces mobile money tax from 1% to 0.5%

Ugandans challenge social media tax in court, want MPs to rescind the law

Ugandans challenge social media tax in court, want MPs to rescind the law

Uganda's unpopular social media tax criticised by Amnesty International

Uganda's unpopular social media tax criticised by Amnesty International

eSwatini plans to tax foreigners interested in marrying Swazi women

eSwatini plans to tax foreigners interested in marrying Swazi women

Uganda telecom operators to start charging social media tax

Uganda telecom operators to start charging social media tax

UN report finds millions of Ghanaians not benefiting from booming economy

UN report finds millions of Ghanaians not benefiting from booming economy

Uganda's finance minister says mobile money tax may be reviewed

Uganda's finance minister says mobile money tax may be reviewed

Malawi media giant defies closure by gov't over unpaid taxes

Malawi media giant defies closure by gov't over unpaid taxes

Uganda's parliament approves social media and mobile money taxes

Uganda's parliament approves social media and mobile money taxes

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