Maverick Citizen Petition to SA ministers of finance and health — don’t hike VAT, raise tax on harmful products 3 min 6 By Health Professionals
Business Maverick Government’s review of alcohol taxes a good start to help save public health system 4 min 4 By Russell Rensburg and Kenneth Jacobs
Op-eds Sugar-sweetened beverages fuel South Africa's diabetes crisis: a call for health policy reform 4 min 0 By Evelyn Thsehla
Maverick Citizen 'Sugar tax' a huge success in curbing sugar consumption and promoting public wellness 2 min 8 By Nzama Mbalati
Maverick Citizen Balancing act: Will South Africa’s sugar tax survive amid industry pressure and health concerns? 6 min 3 By Joan van Dyk
Business Maverick Coca-Cola Beverages SA wins Concourt appeal against Competition Commission over retrenchments 3 min 1 By Georgina Crouth
Maverick News 2024 elections — where South Africa's leading political parties stand on heightened sugar tax prospect 3 min 0 By GroundUp Staff
Maverick Life What is sugar and what would happen if I stopped eating it? A scientist explains 4 min 2 By Grace Marie Jones
Maverick Citizen SA’s future sugar tax plans could potentially be penned by its dominant sugar industry 6 min 1 By Joan van Dyk
Maverick Citizen Diabetes is South Africa’s second-biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help 5 min 7 By Karen Hofman and Susan Goldstein
Maverick Citizen An increase in the sugar tax will boost SA’s ailing economy 4 min 2 By Nzama Mbalati
Maverick Citizen We need to look at the sugar tax and sustainable aviation fuels on their own merits 4 min 0 By Thomas Funke
Maverick Citizen South Africa can show BRICS leadership with a new sugar approach 4 min 3 By Nzama Mbalati
Maverick Citizen Taking a spoon to a knife fight – is South Africa ready for rising obesity rates? 15 min 0 By Amy Green for Spotlight
Maverick Citizen WHO revises guidelines as hazards of non-sugar sweeteners come under scrutiny 7 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
Maverick Citizen Business as usual: Multinationals take massive profits at the expense of millions of lives 7 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
Maverick Citizen Putting sugar tax on hold shows disregard for health of citizens – healthy-living activists 6 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
Business Maverick Sugar industry thrown a sweetener, but sobering news for sin taxes 4 min 1 By Georgina Crouth
Business Maverick Sugar industry calls for freeze on sugar tax, asks government for a sweeter deal 3 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
Maverick Citizen Growing medical evidence shows non-nutritive sweeteners, widely used in drinks and food, sabotage health 8 min 2 By Adèle Sulcas
