What does Black tax mean?

Ho thusa lelapa / Boikarabelo ba malapa (To help family / Family responsibility) For example: "Black tax e boima! (Black tax is heavy!)"

Where does the slang word Black tax come from?

Black tax is a slang term from Lesotho. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Lesotho and across Africa.

Black tax

🇱🇸 Lesotho Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Ho thusa lelapa / Boikarabelo ba malapa (To help family / Family responsibility)

"Black tax e boima! (Black tax is heavy!)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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Country: 🇱🇸 Lesotho
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Black tax 🇿🇦 South Africa

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🇱🇸 About Lesotho Slang

Lesotho slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

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🌍 "Black tax" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Black tax 🇿🇦 South Africa

A modern term describing the financial support that black professionals give to family from their income. Black tax is not an actual tax, but the expe…

Black tax 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kusaidia familia (Supporting family)

Black tax 🇳🇦 Namibia

Family financial support (Relative assistance)

Black tax 🇿🇲 Zambia

Supporting extended family financially