South Africa blazed a trail as the first African country to legalise a tax on sugary drinks, making a bold stand on 1 April 2018. By implementing this pioneering move, we paved the way for a strategy that could reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages significantly. Studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that …
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The health promotion levy, commonly known as the sugary drinks tax, was introduced in April 2018, at a watered-down 11% instead of the proposed 20% recommended by the World Health Organisation. We are campaigning to have the tax increased to 20%, to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages even further and fight obesity and its associated non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and stroke.
The alliance has been encouraged by public support on proposals for an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) Gathered outside number 40 Church Street in Tshwane, activists and people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have submitted a memorandum to Treasury, calling for an increase on the health promotion levy. The levy, also known …
