i think more deep longing from life to right now on a bungee is unable to build his own life or start a family in nigeria people like him a cold to the sandwich generation he's stuck in the middle taking care of the older generation while also wanting to raise a family of his own. needs 3 to 4 clients a day to a decent wage but today he has only one plan this client understands all a bunch is the limit which affects many nigerians very unfair but i know that the opening problem the problem lies with the government only issue is that the government we do not have this issue welfare system here so people especially those i really like the discretion of the profit most affected by this if you are only in the least amount. this billboard promises a different reality retired to a my for 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 were made on his

way to circuit training during the week he works in a bank just like a bungy he supports his parents financially but luckily he ends 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 farm is a way for me to leave a contributory lifestyle. and what if he has children someday should pay support him too if they're going to be front of an interest stance is vital for me what i would want to see myself in a situation where i have to depend. on my children for sustain us many young africans are happy to support their families when they need it but for some it's a heavy weight on their shoulders. it's true for sure

a week social welfare system is just one of the reasons why many africans have a choice but to send money home to their families. in south africa this phenomenon is known as black tax there 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 black tux other constable helping out their families or does it place too much pressure on them. 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 it was your thesis if i'm not mistaken so maybe just set the tone for us what is this black tax 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 color a 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 give my mind at the end of the month i'm thing 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 of to see how much money do you have lived because sometimes they feel like it's too little so you have to give more but sometimes you don't have that more but you like a king 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 reduce crime as a social commentator is this a responsibility or is it a burden really depends on how you want to look at it if you're giving money back. your family because they need that money is not a bad thing or a good thing right most people would say it's a good thing but the tax is the idea that you as a young person who's finally getting the opportunity getting a 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 thing off 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 yellow you're nodding it can cause depression some people have experienced depression because of black text 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 what i what are you doing with your money this is a question that i hear a lot as a cause of 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 one way is do you have to pay your block 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. 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 would 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 have 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 you're touching the family in this way and that way but then i think the level of satisfaction that is demanded through 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 as they actually covering this whole thing in the thames spirit of humanity but only it's actually embedded in i think the nor it but maybe for their own questions and to try and convince us otherwise humanity

ok how do we make sure that our children are not here with another edith q money discussing the same thing i mean it's difficult the 1st thing is. 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 rand 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 all 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 that's a tricky situation with 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 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 the stage i don't think so ok let me finish with sia do you feel like you have more agency when it comes to this issue and i do.