$7.00 euro's per ton emitted carbon taxes for africa it's a collaborative effort by the south african revenue service and national treasury and government in order to allow companies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions as south africa is one of the the biggest emitters throughout africa the tax will boost government coffers but its objective is not raising state revenue the goal is to protect the environment and join the global fight against climate change but africa's into the into the 25th in paris agreement which comes into effect in 2020 we have been placed under quite a significant amount of pressure in order to implement and some form of making as them for companies to be able to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. but there will be consequences especially since the country is largely dependent on coal to generate electricity. and industries not entirely convinced the road forward will be easy the americans understand the imperatives of the green economy and the environment but we are quite concerned about the uncertainties around the carbon tax because none of the regulations of its impl

steps he has been putting new people and high positions of important agencies like the south african revenue and services and prince accused of this is agency so that's a good step because it says that he is willing to change things and also to get rid of some people you mentioned a jacob zuma his predecessor ramaphosa its predecessor also a member of the african national congress party has been in power for twenty five years the economy is going down right now why does it keep being elected back into power well first of all democratic elections have it that we wait for the results on wednesday or attempt days after so even if there is a widespread on the results on the expected results i think there's little alternative. still is the freedom party the party of live race and. the opposition has little alternative to offer what you have the. democratic alliance is trying to get a new image it is still the party of the white. economic freedom fighters to the left wing to radical to populist so there's a not not a lot to choose from and that makes it difficult and that will also support and see . alternativ