Focus on Africa
Why did South Africa reverse a VAT increase?
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25 April 2025
34 minutes
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South Africa's finance minister drops plan to increase value-added tax (VAT), in a major climbdown to prevent the collapse of the coalition government.
10,000 illegal settlers reportedly removed from Ghana's largest forest reserve.
And why is Uganda’s treasured shea butter becoming harder to harvest ?
Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Frenny Jowi in Nairobi with Bella Hassan and Yvette Twagiramariya in London
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.
