Tax Concerns Rise As African Family Businesses Navigate Growth – PwC

Despite recording strong sales growth across the continent, African family businesses are increasingly grappling with tax-related challenges that are shaping their long-term strategies, according to PwC’s Africa Family Business Survey 2025.
The survey revealed that 58 per cent of family-owned businesses identified taxation as a major challenge, significantly higher than the global average, as increasingly complex tax regimes in key markets such as Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya make tax planning a critical business priority.
PwC’s findings come even as family businesses continue to demonstrate resilience amid inflationary pressures, regulatory changes, technological disruption and sh...