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High consumption of sugary drinks is associated with risks such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. (Toby Talbot/Associated Press)
ADVERTISING REGULATORY BOARD

Our advertising regulator is funded by the food and beverage industry. Should it be allowed to block public health messaging?

A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar

  • Ashley Okwuosa
13 min read
The increase in learners is exacerbated by people relocating to Gauteng, and private-public partnerships are required to address overcrowding. File photo
BASIC EDUCATION

Gauteng needs 200 more schools, says education MEC Chiloane

During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
Sugar high: NGO Heala is lobbying for the sugar tax to be increased from 11% to 20%. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP)
CANCER

A spoonful of sugar makes taxes go up

NGO Heala is asking for the health-promotion levy to be hiked, while also dismissing claims by the sugar industry that this will cause job losses

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
4 min read