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.
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Award for HEALA advocate
Tracey Malawana, the founder of the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), was last night presented with the 2018 PHILA Emerging Practitioner Award by the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA).
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Stunting haunts a child for life
Poor nutrition in early childhood has a number of negative consequences for people later in life, according to Professor Daniela Casale, from Wits University’s School of Economic and Business Sciences.
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Quality of food, not just quantity important for Africa
Unless the quality of food that Africans eat is addressed, the continent will not be able to address under-nutrition and obesity-related diseases or meet global nutrition goals.
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Horrifying cycle of amputations
WORLD OBESITY DAY: A desperate surgeon appeals for help as diabetic patients overwhelm his wards.
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Health-e and Heala on the Tekano team
Both organisations are represented among the first group of Tekano fellows recently announced in South Africa.
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Sugar tax: MPs asked for more time
Cosatu and industry want more time and more research before the introduction of the tax on sugary drinks – proposed to start on 1 April.
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