SABC wants VAT exemption on TV licences

SABC wants VAT exemption on TV licences

Cash-strapped public broadcaster the SABC has proposed applying to national treasury for a VAT exemption on TV licence fees in an effort to boost its finances. According to a report by News24 (paywall) on Monday, approval of the exemption will not decrease the amount people pay for their TV licence, as the SABC will keep…

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Africa: Cameroon Promoted to Billie Jean King Cup Africa Group III

Africa: Liberia’s Public Health Boss Joins Africa CDC Workshop On Mpox Vaccine Strategy in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa — The Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, is leading a Liberian delegation to a high-level workshop organized by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa. According to an NPHIL release, the workshop aims to develop a coordinated…

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Africa: Only 3 Years Left – New Study Warns the World Is Running Out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change

Africa: Only 3 Years Left – New Study Warns the World Is Running Out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change

Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act. The annual global climate change conference of the parties (COP30) is…

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Africa: Cameroon Promoted to Billie Jean King Cup Africa Group III

Africa: Humans Have Blown Past 6 of 9 ‘Planetary Boundaries’ – Governments Alone Won’t Fix This

Kaunas, Lithuania — Nearly ten years after the Paris Agreement — a legally binding commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — the gap between climate goals and government actions remains stubborn. The consequences are real: 2024 saw 150 extreme weather events, leading to the highest number of new population displacements recorded in the past 16…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – July 21, 2025

Africa: All of Africa Today – July 21, 2025

  Prominent Kenyan Activist Boniface Mwangi Arreste, Faces Terrorism Charges Prominent activist Boniface Mwangi is facing terrorism-related charges for his alleged role in facilitating the anti-government protests on June 25 in Nairobi and other major towns across Kenya. He was arrested at his Lukenya home in Machakos County by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…

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