South Africa’s sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do

South Africa’s sugar tax: a bold move, and the right thing to do
Hettie Carina Schönfeldt  Beulah PretoriusNicolette Hall

South 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 sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages by upping the price with a 20% fiscal tax.

Why opposition parties in southern Africa struggle to win power

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Rorisang Lekalake

Julius Malema and his fellow opposition EFF MPs being bundled out of parliament for disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s speech. Sumaya Hisham/Reuters

Over the last three decades there’s been some progress towards institutionalising multiparty