South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced an increase in fuel levies, in line with inflation.

Godongwana was delivering his 2026/27 budget in parliament, Cape Town in the Western Cape province where he also announced an increase in tobacco and alcohol excise duties.

The tax on a 20-pack of cigarettes will now increase from 22-rand-81-cents to 23-rand-58-cents, while the cost of cigars will rise by 4-rand-56-cents per 23 grams.

A 340 millilitre can of beer or cider will now increases by 8 cents, while a 750 millilitre bottle of spirits will increase by 3-rand-20-centsWe speak to Dr Peter Baur, economist at the Universiy of Johannesburg.       ..

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced an increase in fuel levies, in line with inflation.
Godongwana was delivering his 2026/27 budget in parliament, Cape Town in the Western Cape province where he also announced an increase in tobacco and alcohol excise duties.
The tax on a 20-pack of cigarettes will now increase from 22-rand-81-cents to 23-rand-58-cents, while the cost of cigars will rise by 4-rand-56-cents per 23 grams.
A 340 millilitre can of beer or cider will now increases by 8 cents, while a 750 millilitre bottle of spirits will increase by 3-rand-20-centsWe speak to Dr Peter Baur, economist at the Universiy of Johannesburg.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;..

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Time now for our daily Africa Roundup.
Each morning, just after the six o'clock news, we bring you a concise update on the key developments shaping the continent and the world over the past 24 hours. With insights from our team of journalists, analysts, and newsmakers, we place the day's biggest stories into context , helping you stay informed, connected, and prepared for the day ahead. And we start here; Sudan has appointed General Yassiral-Atta, a member of the country's Sovereign Council and assistant to the commander-in-chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chief of Staff of the country's Armed Forces. Al-Atta, who has served in the &nbsp;military for more than 40 years, has frequently lashed out in public speeches against the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf state of backing the RSF, as well as civilian politicians he says supported the paramilitary group.

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Cameroon is looking at amending its constitution so to allow the reintroduction of a Deputy President position. A joint session of Cameroon's National Assembly and Senate began talks on Thursday examining the constitutional amendment.

It is proposed that the Vice President would complete the mandate of the 93-year-old president, Paul Biya in case of death or incapacity. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Prof Elvis Ngolle Ngolle - Member of the Central Committee of the governing Cameroon People's Democratic Movement.

Cameroon is looking at amending its constitution so to allow the reintroduction of a Deputy President position. A joint session of Cameroon's National Assembly and Senate began talks on Thursday examining the constitutional amendment.
It is proposed that the Vice President would complete the mandate of the 93-year-old president, Paul Biya in case of death or incapacity. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Prof Elvis Ngolle Ngolle - Member of the Central Committee of the governing Cameroon People's Democratic Movement.

Cameroon considers constitutional change to reintroduce Deputy President role

The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest zero- point one percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people). This is according to new Oxfam analysis published ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers.

The findings show that, a decade later, the super-rich continue to exploit offshore systems to evade taxes and conceal assets, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated international action to tax extreme wealth and end the use of tax havens.

Oxfam estimates that over three trillion US dollars in untaxed wealth was stashed offshore in tax havens and unreported accounts in 2024.

Peter Ndoro Spoke to  Oxfam International's Tax Lead Christian Hallum.

The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest zero- point one percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people). This is according to new Oxfam analysis published ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers.
The findings show that, a decade later, the super-rich continue to exploit offshore systems to evade taxes and conceal assets, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated international action to tax extreme wealth and end the use of tax havens.
Oxfam estimates that over three trillion US dollars in untaxed wealth was stashed offshore in tax havens and unreported accounts in 2024.
Peter Ndoro Spoke to &nbsp;Oxfam International's Tax Lead Christian Hallum.

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