‘Soda taxes work’
Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.
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‘Soda taxes work’
Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.
Uncovered: South Africa’s high appetite for sugary drinks
As she collected her cooldrink bottles for recycling, Lebogang Lebeko was shocked to see the amount she consumes and realised she is drinking herself to illness.
Tongaat Hulett bosses must ‘pay back the money’
The financial scandal of South Africa’s largest sugar producer hurts its blue-collar employees, who are already marginalised and at risk of non-communicable diseases, the most.
To save rural communities from junk food, raise awareness and the sugar tax, says health group
In rural areas, unhealthy food is cheap and accessible while awareness about the dangers is low. That’s why the Healthy Living Alliance is kicking off a campaign in communities and lobbying government for a sugar tax increase.
The struggle for hypertension in South Africa
Tackling hypertension nationally and globally will require innovative thinking that looks at the condition as a socio-economic and systemic issue.
Sugary drinks: The tax, declining sales & new research
What will it take for South Africans to stop drinking sugar-added beverages which are proven to be bad for their health? Emerging financial data points to the sugary drinks tax.
Sugary drinks tax turns one — amid opposition
The tax on sugary drinks has raised almost R3 billion. Coca-Cola says it has reduced the sugar levels of its drinks range by more than a quarter, irritating those who said the levy wouldn’t cut sugar consumption. But is the profit being used for health promotion? Could political parties rally against it after the election?
Sugary drinks tax turns one — amid opposition
The tax on sugary drinks has raised almost R3 billion. Coca-Cola says it has reduced the sugar levels of its drinks range by more than a quarter, irritating those who said the levy wouldn’t cut sugar consumption. But is the profit being used for health promotion? Could political parties rally against it after the election?
Sugary drinks tax nets almost R800-million
The tax on sugary drinks tax has already generated almost R800-million since it was introduced on 1 April, according to Treasury.
Sugary drinks need higher tax, say activists
Civil society organisations gathered outside Parliament in Cape Town to demand an increase in the Health Promotion Levy from 11% to 20%, but their demands fell on deaf ears.
Sugar, alcohol, tobacco fuels oral health crisis
Oral diseases affect 3.5-billion people, yet oral health has been largely ignored by the global health community, according to a new study.
Sugar tax: Tow truck drivers’ jobs not the focus of road safety!
Government does not stop trying to reduce road accidents because tow truck drivers will lose their jobs, so why are job losses the main focus of the sugary drinks tax?
Sugar tax: The fight against sugar is just beginning
South Africa is less than two weeks away from implementing the hard-won tax on sugary drinks. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said now that "we've got a foot in the door" he will strengthen the government's fight against the negative health impacts of sugar by pushing for a higher tax.
Sugar Tax: How corporates lied to National Treasury
Sugar-sweetened beverage producers submitted evidence that was out of context and exaggerated in their appeal against South Africa’s proposed new sugar levy, research has found.