
‘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.

Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.

The Department of Health will move its headquarters from the “sick” Civitas Building after almost a year of protest action from unions.

The Department of Health will move its headquarters from the “sick” Civitas Building after almost a year of protest action from unions.

Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.

The food industry often conceals the unhealthy products in its processed foods – even manipulating science to fool consumers. Now government is planning to introduce warning signs on food to help us to navigate what we are eating.

The food industry often conceals the unhealthy products in its processed foods – even manipulating science to fool consumers. Now government is planning to introduce warning signs on food to help us to navigate what we are eating.

Women who are attracted to women are more at risk of obesity while gay men tend to be underweight, according to breaking research from the United Kingdom (UK) suggesting experiencing stigma is to blame.

Women who are attracted to women are more at risk of obesity while gay men tend to be underweight, according to breaking research from the United Kingdom (UK) suggesting experiencing stigma is to blame.

Packaged food that is high in salt, sugar and fat may soon have to carry warning labels, according to a top health official.

The Last Supper is the name of a group of volunteers who have joined forces to do their bit to feed hungry people in Tembisa – offering once-a-month meals to the local organisations helping people in need.

Packaged food that is high in salt, sugar and fat may soon have to carry warning labels, according to a top health official.

The Last Supper is the name of a group of volunteers who have joined forces to do their bit to feed hungry people in Tembisa – offering once-a-month meals to the local organisations helping people in need.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced a marginal increase in the tax on sugary drinks during his Budget speech, mainly to “avoid an erosion in the value of the tax due to inflation”.

The founder of Tembisa’s only care facility for children with disabilities is confused after land promised to them by the president has not materialised.

NORTHERN CAPE - Kuruman Clinic, a primary care public health facility, has been short of patient files for six months.