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Call to the Minister of finance to increase the sugary drinks tax to 20%
Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), Centre for Communication Impact (CCI) and other partners are launching a Mass Media Campaign on the 18th of February 2021 to organise support and raise the public’s awareness about the harms of excessive consumption of unhealthy foods and the most effective
Are You Drinking Yourself Sick?
How do sugary drinks effect you and your family? The average 500ml bottle of sugary drink contains 10 teaspoons of sugar, and can have devastating and long term health impacts. Don’t drink yourself sick.
Healthy Living Alliance calls for 20% increase in health promotion levy
In an effort to secure more vaccines, the Healthy Living Alliance is calling for a 20% increase in health promotion levy. The levy, also known as sugar tax, was introduced in April 2018 at 11%. The non-governmental organisation says this proposal would be in line
The Healthy Living Alliance calls for increase in sugar tax to fund COVID vaccine
The Healthy living alliance whose core mission is to empower South Africans to make healthy lifestyle choices is calling on the government and treasury to increase the Healthy promotion levy, otherwise, known as the sugar tax to 20 percent in order to prop up finances