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South Africa’s government faces major tax dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

Wealth, inheritance and ‘solidarity’ taxes are being considered -- with the latter recently flagged as one solution to pay for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and pandemic-related…

South African lockdown easing should reduce hardship

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SOUTH AFRICA

The re-opening comes despite an infection rate that is expected to peak only later this year.

Ramaphosa stimulus package will boost market sentiment

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Support package will gain market backing

COVID-19 crisis will test Ghanaian fiscal discipline

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GHANA

Ghanaian economic shocks.

South Africa vaccine plan will struggle to convince

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SOUTH AFRICA

President Cyril Ramaphosa's government has been criticised for tardy and inefficient vaccine procurement, as well as lack of transparency and accountability. It has recently…

South African relief plan will not halt further slide

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African relief package.

EU's Africa framework will focus on global competition

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AFRICA/EU

EU-Africa development framework.

Pressure for drastic climate action to build post-COP

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INTERNATIONAL

The agreement has been widely criticised for its shortcomings, not least its failure to secure commitments to end coal use and to make major breakthroughs in climate governance…

South-South cooperation has a long way to go

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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign development assistance from and to countries in the ‘Global South’ aims to disrupt not only the established direction of aid flows from the northern to the southern…

Domestic crises will challenge US-Nigeria relations

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NIGERIA/US

Distracted by a spiralling pandemic and crisis in its political institutions, the incoming US government will struggle to establish new initiatives both in Nigeria and across West…