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.
Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue, clash with security
Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection.
Typhoon Fung-wong brings floods to Taiwan, thousands evacuated
Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people ahead of Wednesday's arrival of a much weakened Typhoon Fung-wong that brought heavy downpours to the mountainous east coast and unleashed floods that ran neck-high in places.
Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia
A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with at least 20 personnel on board crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, as authorities reported an unspecified number of casualties and said rescue workers were headed to the site.
Explosion kills at least 12 outside court in Islamabad
An explosion has killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 outside a court building in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Tuesday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said.
India's Modi says those behind Delhi car blast 'will not be spared'
Indian police are investigating a deadly car blast in the capital under a law used to fight "terrorism", an officer said on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to bring to justice all those responsible.
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