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Addis Ababa
October 20, 2026

Amina Ebrahim

Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University

South Africa is going digital on VAT: what it can learn from the rest of Africa

South Africa is going digital on VAT: what it can learn from the rest of Africa

Success in collecting VAT requires detecting under-reporting while making compliance easier and paying legitimate refunds promptly.

Amina Ebrahim·20 Oct 2026