South Africa’s fight over VAT raises a key question: who should bear the burden of taxes?: The unprecedented postponement of the tabling of South Africa’s 2025 budget because of disagreement within the coalition government over a two percentage point increase in value added tax (VAT), highlights the country’s dilemma. The government needs to raise revenue …
Nigeria’s flamboyant aso ebi dressing style is popular – but it’s become a financial burden: Aso ebi – “family uniform” – is the Yoruba custom of people dressing alike for social events. The custom is rooted in kinship (ebi), an important aspect of Yoruba social life since precolonial times in what’s now south-west Nigeria. Words …
Caroline Lucas and the heavy burden of being a party’s only member of parliament: Green MP Caroline Lucas’s announcement that she will be leaving parliament at the next general election will have come as a surprise to many. Elected in 2010 as the party’s first ever MP, overturning a pretty thumping Labour majority, she has …
Water scarcity on Nigeria’s coast is hardest on women: 6 steps to ease the burden: Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water for your family. You trek to the nearest water source, miles away, with only a jerrycan to carry the precious liquid. You brave scorching heat …
Government debt won’t necessarily burden future generations – but austerity will: Family stock / Shutterstock In his autumn budget statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that the Conservatives don’t leave debts for the next generation. As such, he vowed to halve government borrowing over the next five years. This promise is key to the government’s justification …
Regulations can burden small businesses but our research shows they can also help them grow: Small businesses can benefit from following rules. Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock A couple of weeks before her short stint as prime minister ended, Liz Truss delivered on a pledge to tackle what some – including Truss – saw as red …
Facial injuries hurt Nigerians’ pockets too: how to reduce the burden: Road traffic crashes are the most common cause of facial injuries in Nigeria. Getty Images Injury to the face – from road traffic accidents, for example – can leave a person with a damaged appearance or functional impairment, like difficulty chewing. Treatment helps to …
Nigeria’s large, youthful population could be an asset or a burden: Nigeria's large population of young people may become a burden if not healthy and well educated. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images With a population estimated at 206 million in 2020, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and seventh in the world. …
Retired women in South Africa carry a huge burden of poverty: Paballo Thekiso/AFP via Getty Images South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, recently acknowledged that “South Africa needs a new consensus to deal with poverty, unemployment and inequality”. Despite the government’s efforts to address poverty through the provision of state grants, it’s still on the rise. …
Study shows a huge burden of undiagnosed disease in a rural South African district: Healthcare worker, Boitsholo Mfolo, inside the digital x-ray truck at one of Africa Health Research Institute’s mobile screening camps in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Samora Chapman/ Africa Health Research Institute South Africa’s massive effort over the years to test and …
New coalition plans to tackle Africa’s growing burden of stroke: Ageing populations, changes in diet, physical inactivity and smoking are some of he drivers of strokes and heart disease. Getty Images Africa is currently experiencing a changing pattern of diseases and deaths. The continent faces a double burden of infectious diseases and rapid escalation of …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Is ‘black tax’ help or a burden?: So is it seen as a burden or does it actually help to uplift entire communities? The BBC spoke with four young South African professionals to get a better understanding of the issues. ‘We’re doing a …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: India among large emerging market sovereigns to have highest debt burden by 2021: Moody’s: We expect govt debt in the large emerging market sovereigns to rise by almost 10 percentage points of GDP on average by the end of 2021 from 2019 levels, driven primarily by wider primary deficits, …: …
Pandemic underscores burden women carry doing paid and unpaid reproductive labour: Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images Debates about women’s unpaid reproductive labour have been going on since the first woman received cash for her services. Reproductive labour includes cooking, cleaning, and caring for the elderly, the sick and children. It’s important to …
South Africa in the news: South Africa bans alcohol sales again to reduce burden on hospitals as coronavirus cases spike: South Africa is the worst-affected country on the continent with 276,242 registered cases including 4,079 deaths as of Sunday. Mr Ramaphosa warned that the “coronavirus storm” South Africa faced was …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: Nigeria Has Second-highest COVID-19 Burden in Africa, Says WHO: By Martins Ifijeh Nigeria now has the second highest burden of COVID-19 in Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Stating this on its Twitter handle, @WHOAFRO, on Tuesday, the WHO …: “South Africa” – BingNews Didi Dramani the latest …
The burden of showing Springbok support in the 21st century: Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE The Rugby World Cup 2019 is done and dusted. But a question still lingers: was it a burden for some, maybe many, South Africans who supported their national team but also had to show support for the Springbok emblem? In the days before …
Kristin Kreuk on ‘weird experience’ of making new CBC series ‘Burden of Truth’: The 35-year-old Vancouver-native has spent half her life in the spotlight. She was still a teenager when “Smallville” launched in 2001, making her an instant Comic-Con crush as Clark Kent's girlfriend Lana Lang. : Weird News Laptop fails to recover from Sleep …