Tanzania has decided to impose a tax on wigs and hair extensions.
Imported hair products will be charged a 25 per cent levy while an extra 10 per cent fee will apply to locally made wigs and hair extensions.
The legislation has been meet with mixed responses.
Supporters say it will help women keep their hair natural.
Meanwhile those against it say women are prevented wanting to look good.
At least 24 dead in Texas flash flooding
Torrential rains unleashed flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people as rescue teams scrambled to save dozens of victims trapped by high water or reported missing in the disaster, local officials said.
Aid foundation says two of its workers injured in Gaza
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said on Saturday that two American aid workers had suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a targeted attack at a food distribution site in Gaza.
Hamas says it responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal in 'positive spirit'
Hamas said it had responded on Friday in "a positive spirit" to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal, which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict.
Russia pounds Kyiv with largest drone attack, hours after Trump-Putin call
Russia pummelled Kyiv with the largest drone attack of the war, injuring at least 23 people and damaging buildings across the capital only hours after US President Donald Trump spoke with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Trump says he expects Hamas decision in 24 hours on 'final' peace proposal
US President Donald Trump said on Friday it would probably be known in 24 hours whether Hamas has agreed to accept what he has called a "final proposal" for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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