hallo everybody and what africa this is reserve and the 7 percent that show for africans you one jacomo are. coming up for you on today's program. kimani heads to south africa to speak with the youth about the so-called black topics that is having to help their families financially even though with barely enough to feed them or feel. you know these other thought we take a ride in a taxi with all those green substance to pregnant women.

and we explode by the graphic and topical and that people through the lens of to feed andrea. oh fosse report is on an issue that affects many young africans it's not uncommon for us young working people to financially support our parents and siblings sometimes even now extended family and many are happy to do eat because it's always nice to give something but right but what happens if you don't on enough money to support yourself and your family are if it's stopping you from realizing your dreams. we met a young man in nigeria who has what he's life for who want to help his family. getting ready in the morning without running water isn't uncommon in many parts of lagos all abandoned solomon all of corn has to make the most out of his 5 metre

square room. he works in a small saloon giving money curious and pedicures. very close it is out and i think there's something so if you're going to get rid of he can't afford to lose another client it's the rainy season and business is slow but that doesn't stop the messages from home his family still asks him for money i get a message from my sister about school fees. so they see me from one year of my of the hair of the cloth i will never do that with her for your kids to go to school is fine his salary changes every month depending on how many customers he gets in a good month he might and about $600.00 euros about half of this goes to his family i dislike it i don't like it but. you're trying to. get me i know it's not supposed to be like that on his way to work on

a bungee visits his father he lives alone and lost his job a few years ago but thanks to his son he still gets a warm meal every day without his son support he says he wouldn't survive. a. life through right now on the boundary is unable to build his own life or start a family in nigeria people like him a cold to the sandwich generation he is stuck in the middle taking care of the older generation while also wanting to raise a family of his own. needs 3 to 4 trying today to end a decent wage but today he has only one plan this client understands all abundance the limit which affects many nigerians very ill but i know that the whole thing in problem the problem lies with the government only issue is that the government we do not have a social worker system here so people especially those i really like to this person

working profit most affected by the few who are only in the least amount. this billboard promises a different reality retired to a rifle value it's for an insurance company advertizing private pensions but even those who earn a good wage can't afford to put money away for their retirement. cimzia on his white to circuit training during the week he works in a bank just like other bungee he supports his parents financially but luckily he and enough money to support himself too. i feel privileged because i have a very strong sense of attachments was my family. that's my perspective i believe that they've done so much for me it's a way for me to give back to the families away from italy because you're betraying lifestyle. and what if he. children someday should pay and support him too if.

i have to depend. on my children for. many young africans are happy to support their families when they need it but for some it's a heavy weight on their shoulders. treating topic for sure a week a social welfare system is just one of the reasons why many africans have little choice but to send money home to their families in south africa this phenomenon is known as black tax they're the minimum wage is about $215.00 euros a month compared to $75.00 euros in nigeria for example it just goes to show even the strongest economy isn't immune to black tux our reporter traveled to johannesburg to find out how young professionals are dealing with laptops other constable helping out their families or does it place too much pressure on that.

the 77 percent is in south africa this week and we're here to investigate a phenomenon that's experienced really across the continent the idea of a black tax what is it what does it mean and what could it mean for the future luckily for us we have a really cool crowd here who are going to help us answer that question and i want to begin with. she actually wrote extensively about this was your thesis if i'm not mistaken so maybe just set the tone for us what is this black box and is it exclusive to people in the black race takes is such the big elephant in the room when it comes to africa and comes to the african continent as a whole so we use black text as a collage colloquial term to describe the money that is fucked up by young professionals to help at home is it exclusive to black people or is it people of color or is it experienced across all you know spectrums statistics have shown that it is predominant in the black community more than in white communities and the

rest of other races ok so we have a group of young professionals here and i just want to see by show of hands how many of you have experienced what we're talking about this black tux the idea that you paid back to your family so see you also raise your hand can you tell me how it affects you on up on a regular basis like when you get your money at the end of the month what are you thinking when i get my mind at the end of the man something in life i have fees to pay i have rein to pay but then at the same time you're like oh no i have still have to give back money to my family at home and then now you have to go through a lot i did see how much money do i have lived because sometimes i feel like it's too little so you have to give more but sometimes you don't have that more but you like my family let me help out but sometimes you give because you have to not because you want to i want to go to see who is right here i think would describe him as a social commentator is this a responsibility or is it a burden it really depends on how you want to look at it if you're given money back . your family because they needed money is not a bad thing or

a good thing right most people would say it's a good thing but the tax aspect is the idea that you as a young person who's finally getting the opportunity getting your 1st paycheck are not allowed to contribution fully to your own development so right now it's sounding rather depressing and it's also sounding like it's a moral issue but somebody watching from europe might think but you can just say no . saying no is hard because the 1st thing they're going to tell you is that we made you who you are so you also think of that my family did this and this and this and that the least i can do is give back but i know that it also has psychological and sometimes emotional pressure and you have yo you're nodding it can cause depression some people have experienced depression because of playtex yes i know a friend who has been severely depressed and has collapsed at work because of it when you think that you are working so hard but you yourself you have nothing to show for it but you're at work every day from 8 till 5 but that's when they ask you

what are you doing with your money then you just want to what are you doing with your money this is a question that i hear a lot of because what does this do to the social fabric of a nation such as this one so i like the commas that have been made right but at some point we have to take our lives our own hands and say government is tapped out the tax base of the country is so small you can't get more money out of government so the question is to the point there how do you become creative as a young person so $1.00 way is do you have to pay your black tax every single month what happens if you say no really tell me what happens if you say no have you ever tried to say no i tried to say no but then there are your parents will disown me if you say you know the we'll tell you what. we have raise you we paid for you for your fees and all that but then why would you do that why don't you pay us back ok so fear of being disowned any other comments from the site you. i said no for the 1st time in my life i refused to pay the tax i was banished somehow in the family.

my uncles get comments such as what's your problem what's what's with you. what's your problem return back home there's no need for you to be anymore there's no point for us because now it's like you you've 10 peg. right yeah yeah ok no sofas even love is starting to be questioned is being questioned like vesta thing because of now it's. ok yes you are spending your incomes this. however you helping your touching the family in this way and that way but then i think the level of satisfaction that is demanded from a black text does at some point resonate with the concept of love being questioned from then on to do you think our parents relatives sisters uncles are aware of the things that we're discussing here african parents make it look like they are

protecting us they make it look like they are living is they actually covering this whole thing in the thames spirit of humanity but when it's actually embedded in i think the nor at it but maybe for their own questions and to try in convince us otherwise humanity ok how do we make sure that our children are not here with another idiot kimani discussing the same thing i mean it's difficult the 1st thing is to accept do you want your children to be paying you 40 years from now the question is do you have to give the money back to your family in the terms of money doesn't have to be 3500 grand that goes into the account every month how can you say this money can only be used for education and all we thinking about that because of we're not thinking about that we're going to end up in a situation where our children will be lecturing us to say but why am i still paying this tax so. be a little bit more assertive rethink ways of spending and stretching that money and

perhaps even sending non-cash benefits how else to break from the cycle it's a tricky situation edith because yes ideally in the real world we can come back to black text by saving but the blood tax keeps circulating and rotating so if i don't save years if if i don't save then my son should look after me when i'm older because i don't have enough money to save for my pension so can we come back to that the stage i don't think so ok let me finish with seo do you feel like you have more agency when it comes to this issue and i do but at some point i do not because we come from different families some families can understand when you say no but in some cases some of us are actually irresponsible because you get your money for the 1st time and you're like oh yeah i have a must have an expensive car must have an expensive apartment then when you think in a month in you're like oh no i made all this but you can find cheaper things that you can actually use and money too so you can have money to save and give to your

family at the end of the day so i do have but i do not have the question was asked can africa overcome the so-called black tax burden and i think the conversation here has told us that maybe and maybe not either way thank you for watching. thanks as always for bringing us that the bait and to all participants as well it's a delicate discussion for a lot of people if that topic hit home for you you can watch a longer version of that debate on our you tube channel. i want to bet made at least one point clear people are almost always really to help those who need it that brings us to our next report toward rosabelle high drives a taxi. but he's no ordinary cab driver he offers transport to pregnant women in a day free of charge let's meet him now. how is this for service

man masha is in the final stages of pregnancy and taxi driver. is offering her a free ride to hop going to the clinic. my husband gets teddy's mobile number and called him he brought me to the health center yesterday night too he stayed there with us for a long time and took us back home he took me to the clinic again for ultrasound check up in the morning and to what. has been offering a free service for pregnant women in a baby out since 2016 so what prompted this taxi driver to start hunting out free rides it all began with a might toward russell never forget. it was $230.00. minute i saw a pregnant woman and her husband on the streets. they were begging for grave us to stop and take them to hospital we pulled over and the lady was in labor we drove in

the house but she had the baby you know what. that. and the bet get met is also great for for the has been offering a free service for pregnant women in at least a bit about since 2016 so what prompted this taxi driver just tried turning out free rides it all began with a might toward russell never forget. it was $230.00. minute i saw a pregnant woman and her husband on the streets. they were begging for grave us to stop and take them to hospital we pulled over and the lady was in labor we drove into. you know what. i mean bets get met it's also great for for congress she often thinks of the taxi driver when she 3 month old daughter got the news and wouldn't let him but i gave birth and i

was at the health center when my husband called him. up he dropped everything to come and take us back home since then we have spoken often on the phone. about his job and he has told us many things has 0 to get a year yet whenever he called us he checks up on my health. he taking. giving birth here can be dangerous. health facilities and hospitals are often overstretched and difficult to get to. and most of the most. obvious is in ethiopia but i'd quit it is impossible to say that a disservice doesn't even cover 5 percent of the country so it's not enough to find out about about other drivers are taking note of toward his generosity. amazing personality and he should keep going i think it would be even better if you

could get someone to support his good deeds have to work drugs quite a reputation in town this group of students recognize him in the street as you know how can you afford to do this i mean as far as possible i try my best hope women in need of the a prick not in labor anyone who wants to go for a check up i just give them the free right to madrasa gets back to work who knows when he will get his next call from a mother to be in need of his help. what a kind soul being pregnant and having a baby is a beautiful thing for many women around the world but in order to get pregnant something else must 1st which with the right person and at the right time can also be beautiful yes i'm talking about he is has our resident sex and relationship expert with a sprite. hello there and welcome to the

spread a safe space where we get to discuss everything facts and relationships today our question comes all the way from zimbabwe and our sister is asking cabs i absolutely love this show thank you so much for helping many of us my name is could i have this problem like many women i have never experienced the ever so coveted and desired orgasm i have googled and searched and tried the recommended solutions but so far nothing my boyfriend is threatening to leave me because of it what should i do let's stop with the last part of your problem 1st if your boyfriend is threatening to leave you because of this chances are he has some deep rooted insecurities that he's trying to place on you my opinion he's definitely not worth it now that we've got that out of the way let's get to the root of your problem 1st of all you're right over 70 percent of women are unable to orgasm during penetrative sex this is sometimes known as the pleasure gap and even though it is

a loose term it carries a lot of weight to it unfortunately women in africa haven't really been taught about the importance of pleasure the self pleasure and of being ignored my 1st piece of advice to you would be stop spending so much of your time and energy researching orgasms on the internet and research on your body instead we don't always know how to pleasure osce elves or find our erogenous zones simply because of a fear that was instilled in us when we were young so ask yourself how is it that you expect somebody else to turn you on when you yourself have no idea my suggestion is get to know yourself a little better use a vibrator or any other toy anything that makes you feel good be intentional about it that way you can easily guide your partner to those areas that make you smile of course another problem that always gets us stuck in a rut in the bedroom is we can't switch our brains of we're always thinking about things like bills are the kids are asleep can they hear us and this. so distracting

so here are a few tips on how you can help keep your mind off every day spend more time alone with your partner disengaging from everyday life sending each other sexy text messages throughout the day ask your partner to give you a relaxing massage and last but not least try to enjoy sex without the end goal of the orgasm just focus on the pleasure that each touch brings and remember it's not your fault because you haven't had an orgasm it'll come from a cab but. well could die from zimbabwe i hope you got the answers you were looking for and now it's time to pack your bags for an island get away we're heading to madagascar but don't refer us to feed andrea and takes us on a discovery tour through his city and tananarive. let

me. the city is built on a beautiful ruling and to the memory will mean for the city. wow what an understatement with 1500000 inhabitants but i guess because come to think is the undisputed cultural and economic heart of the island for food and liam loves the people and the streets of tunnels the plastic subjects were a curious photographer. like. we are headed to. iraq and. so feed again grew up in this lively streets and knows every nuke and cranny. and one thing's for sure he's not wrong about the view. but as a photographer he wants to show the ugly side of his city too it's one way for him

to speak his mind about the country's politics a tunnel in term of corruption has grown ever since the course the public. is the same people in power don't do anything crazy don't history she said. in the fall yell for the. world to give us a sense of what daily life is like for most people in and turn and the river for feet under it takes us down into the under water here people leave from wars as one between the heels it has to offer. into 16 feet and set up a crowd funding come pain to build an education center for kids here michael newdow said leak it really is you know the. song the cell phone the kids are poor in most cases their parents don't have the

time or demands to send them to school that's why we take them here to educate them and to give them the chance to go to school after wards. donate their shows focus on what are the early call aussies home regionally and to the river was built on to raise areas people lived in the dry heaves and grew rice in the swampy lowlands but overall past 50 years the city has grown so rapidly that more and more rice food has morphed into residential neighborhoods like angelica this is don't have the best reputation when you consider and suzuka i know the area last 1008 but we don't have his camera to feed and rian hopes to change this perception. that means the. people and begin to understand what it's like.

to spread. to work in the. cover you know. as much as to feed and really loves the picturesque streets on the mountain tops of tana his photography as i came down to the hearts of the water where life happens it's not a picture perfect life but through the help of locals like to feed understand these hopes that things are on the up in time now life through a lens what do you think of that report if you have any suggestions ideas all feedback for us you can connect with us via email or on the d.w. offical facebook page that's it from us today but before you go away here is a sneak peek at our next program. this time 80 k. money is in germany for next. weekend with young people in philly and about their experiences. and cannon ball drop

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