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A nationwide shutdown by traders in Malawi has exposed a dispute that goes far beyond a new tax technology. (Malawi24/X)
AFRICA

Malawi trader shutdown exposes deeper tension over tax reform and economic crisis

Malawi’s rollout of a digital tax platform has triggered widespread business protests, with traders arguing that economic pressures and foreign exchange shortages were ignored…

  • Collins Mtika
5 min read
EFF president Julius Malema.
ANC

EFF pushes its alternative budget, demands reform

The party has proposed a R512.8bn revenue strategy and refuses to agree to a VAT increase

  • Mandisa Makgakga
7 min read
Flying the flag: A protester waves the Colombian flag during strike action on the same day in Bogotá. The protests are pro-poor and articulate the feeling that the government protects the interests of the wealthy elite. Photos: Ovidio Gonzalez/Getty Images
BOGOTA

Cali protests herald brewing class war

Colombia’s general anti-tax strike has turned into a mass protest movement and become violent, writes Laura Brown

  • Laura Brown
5 min read