A family member who refuses to pay so-called 'black tax' is threatened with punishment from God and/or their ancestors.A government that doesn't promise continuity of grant payments is threatened with loss of votes. Both scenarios point to the same direction.In Black Tax Is Culture, author Obed Masilela describes the concept black tax, from its birth to its colloquial nature and its application in modern society. What is black tax? Why is it called 'black tax'? When was the term coined? And is it a cultural or government obligation to those who practise it? Interviews with various individuals from different social settings, and representing the three types of family formations, attempt to answer these questions. The 'traditional family' is divided into two modern types: the autonomous 'independent realist' family; and the artificial split-independent family. The black tax complainant springs from the middle-class group, forcing the traditional family to alter its character and role to a 'superficial split-dependent' family. We continued to witness the loss of togetherness and sharing of economic activities. The promotion of economic independence and self-reliant individuals is viewed as more important than the cohesion and wellbeing of society.Is the problem with black tax that it lacks uniformity in its definition and application as a concept? Is it applied absurdly to create scarcity, while the true nature of its perpetual existence lies within long-standing cultural practices? In this book, Masilela explains how culture influenced the economy in the transition from traditional to modern, and detailing the conflict and confusion created when the two are practised simultaneously.
A family member who refuses to pay so-called 'black tax' is threatened with punishment from God and/or their ancestors.A government that doesn't promise continuity of grant payments is threatened with loss of votes. Both scenarios point to the same direction.In Black Tax Is Culture, author Obed Masilela describes the concept black tax, from its birth to its colloquial nature and its application in modern society. What is black tax? Why is it called 'black tax'? When was the term coined? And is it a cultural or government obligation to those who practise it? Interviews with various individuals from different social settings, and representing the three types of family formations, attempt to answer these questions. The 'traditional family' is divided into two modern types: the autonomous 'independent realist' family; and the artificial split-independent family. The black tax complainant springs from the middle-class group, forcing the traditional family to alter its character and role to a 'superficial split-dependent' family. We continued to witness the loss of togetherness and sharing of economic activities. The promotion of economic independence and self-reliant individuals is viewed as more important than the cohesion and wellbeing of society.Is the problem with black tax that it lacks uniformity in its definition and application as a concept? Is it applied absurdly to create scarcity, while the true nature of its perpetual existence lies within long-standing cultural practices? In this book, Masilela explains how culture influenced the economy in the transition from traditional to modern, and detailing the conflict and confusion created when the two are practised simultaneously.
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