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Higher Education
Tobacco industry targeting Africa’s youth as new market, warns UP expert
Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Mar 2025
Noncommunicable diseases
Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help
6 Nov 2023
Nutrition
School children and their changing nutritional needs
Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Dec 2021
Noncommunicable diseases
Zambia must find a way to balance the economy and public health in tax policy
Mulenga Mary Mukanu 23 Apr 2021
Taxation & Regulation
New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact
Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021
Nutrition
What SA dietitians say about the planetary health diet
Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 19 Mar 2019
Health & Social Welfare
Research shows shocking rise in obesity levels in urban Africa over past 25 years
Dickson Amugsi 30 Jan 2018
Noncommunicable diseases
Putting money where the mouth is - sugar, public health and the advertising industry
Deborah Minors 18 Jan 2018
Food, Water & Energy Security
South Africa's twin malnutrition challenges: hunger and obesity
Xikombiso Mbhenyane and Irene Labuschagne 5 Dec 2017
Regulatory
Budget speech announces further consultations on sugar tax, welcomed by industry
23 Feb 2017
Banking & Finance
The wages of sin rise ever higher - and the net is thrown wider
Bianca Capazorio 23 Feb 2017
Nutrition
The low down on South Africa's Sugar Tax
Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 18 Jan 2017
Nutrition
What your dietitian wants you to know about diabetes
Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 16 Nov 2016
Public Health
A sugar tax can yield a R4bn sweetener for good health, says treasury
Pontsho Pilane 6 Oct 2016
Public Health
Is the anti-sugar tax lobby taking a page from Big Tobacco's playbook?
Ina Skosana 26 Sep 2016
Regulatory
Let's hope cooldrink tax isn't just a sugar rush
Virusha Subban and Yonatan Sher 22 Apr 2016
