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HEALA: Food industry behaviour is anti-poor

PepsiCo’s announcement that it’s going to buy Pioneer Foods shows that South Africa is very far from winning the war on improving access to healthier foods for poor people.

Lawrence
July 22, 2019

Health

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.

Lawrence
June 10, 2019

Health

HEALA: Act against Big Food tactics that target kids

As the South African commemorates Child Protection Week activists call for policy framework that protects children from harmful marketing by Big Food industry.

Lawrence
June 5, 2019

Health

Food justice is a pipe dream without tackling industry

The lack of access to healthy food is a cause and a symptom of South Africa's inequalities which further proves the fight for affordable nutritious food is a social justice issue.