The sugar straws ... to the South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU), which monitors alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse treatment admissions in South Africa.

South Africa’s sugar industry risks losing as much as 16% of its cane-growing area and more than a 10th of farm-level jobs if the government raises a levy on sugar-sweetened drinks and expands ...

South Africa already has limits on salt content but we need limits on added sugar and oil. Taxing baby foods as we do sugary beverages is another way of discouraging these harmful additions.