Imports are threatening domestic sugar industry, say local cane growers: Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies met the South African Cane Growers’ Association (Sacga) to discuss the impact of imported sugar on the sugar value chain in South Africa in ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews SEE: DA puts giant Gupta statue outside birthplace of ANC: Find … [Read more...] about SA News: Imports are threatening domestic sugar industry, say local cane growers
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South Africa moves one step closer to a sugar tax — and a healthier lifestyle | The Conversation
South Africa moves one step closer to a sugar tax -- and a healthier lifestyle: ShutterstockSouth Africa has joined only a handful of countries in the world close to imposing a sugary drinks tax. A new bill that imposes a tax on sugary drinks has cleared the first of three hurdles in South Africa’s law-making process. One of two houses of parliament … [Read more...] about South Africa moves one step closer to a sugar tax — and a healthier lifestyle | The Conversation
South Africa needs more than a sugar tax to get to the bottom of obesity | The Conversation
South Africa needs more than a sugar tax to get to the bottom of obesity: People are leading more sedentary lifestyles and eating calorie dense foods fuelling obesity. ShutterstockSouth Africa has been wrapped up in public and parliamentary debates on the value of South Africa’s proposed sugar tax. These highlight that the growing obesity epidemic has been fuelled by people … [Read more...] about South Africa needs more than a sugar tax to get to the bottom of obesity | The Conversation
South Africa’s sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do | The Conversation
South Africa's sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do: ShutterstockSouth Africa’s planned sugar tax has come under severe scrutiny from its parliamentarians. The questions they’re grappling with are whether the country needs a tax and how effective it will be. The tax is planned to take effect on April 1 2017. It’s designed to reduce … [Read more...] about South Africa’s sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do | The Conversation
Why Africa should resist the power of Big Sugar to undermine public health | The Conversation
Why Africa should resist the power of Big Sugar to undermine public health: South Africa's proposed tax on sugary drinks will help improve public health despite the overwrought opposition from the industry. Shardayyy/flickr, CC BYThe South African government has decided to tax sugary drinks to help cut excess sugar consumption, which is contributing to a burgeoning … [Read more...] about Why Africa should resist the power of Big Sugar to undermine public health | The Conversation
