PRETORIA, March 12 (Reuters) – South Africa’s government has proposed to remove the luxury excise duty on smartphones worth below 2,500 rand ($136.37) from April 1 to support digital adoption ...

Currently, so-called ad valorem excise duties on smartphones are charged at a rate of 9%. "Government proposes that as of 1 April 2025 this duty rate be applied only to smartphones with a price ...