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News

Motsoaledi speaks at the SAHRC. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

Motsoaledi warns unhealthy food and alcohol marketing is fuelling disease

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Jul 2026

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

Brendan Seery 3 Feb 2026

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Agriculture

SA sugar industry warns of crisis as imported sugar surges 400%

5 Nov 2025

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Nutrition

Fruit juices in South Africa are getting a free ride: why they should have the same health warning labels as fizzy drinks

Siphiwe Dlamini 21 Oct 2025

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

Agriculture

SA Canegrowers warns of job losses due to subsidised sugar imports

13 Jun 2025

Government eyes sugar sector exemption to boost local supply

Agribusiness

Government eyes sugar sector exemption to boost local supply

20 May 2025

Advertising

ARB says complaint against Department of Health TV sugar ad holds merit

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Apr 2025

Healthcare

The N4G Summit: Linking agriculture to better health in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 1 Apr 2025

Agriculture

The role of sugarcane in securing South Africa's aviation fuel supply

Higgins Mdluli 14 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: No fuel levy and sugar tax increases, a positive outcome for agriculture

Agribusiness

#Budget2025: No fuel levy and sugar tax increases, a positive outcome for agriculture

Paul Makube 13 Mar 2025

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Tax Law

How VAT registration delays are costing the economy and what Sars should do about it

Yasmeen Suliman 13 Feb 2025

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Agro-processing

SA’s sugarcane output drops by 10% amid drier conditions

12 Nov 2024

Healthcare

Is the sugar industry lying to us?

16 Oct 2024

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Agriculture

Empowering South Africa: The sweet impact of choosing local sugar

Higgins Mdluli 5 Sep 2024

Sugarcane harvest meets demand, but drier conditions threaten early season end

Agro-processing

Sugarcane harvest meets demand, but drier conditions threaten early season end

26 Aug 2024

Source: Biotts.

Pharmaceuticals

Biotts makes history: Transdermal insulin delivery

2 May 2024

Healthcare

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about a sugar tax

19 Apr 2024

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

Agro-processing

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

1 Feb 2024

Publishing

Coca-Cola in Africa: a long history full of unexpected twists and turns

Sara Byala 4 Jan 2024

#MusicExchange: OMD makes a comeback with Bauhaus Staircase

#MEX Music Exchange

#MusicExchange: OMD makes a comeback with Bauhaus Staircase

Martin Myers 7 Dec 2023

Noncommunicable diseases

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 2023

RCL Foods offices. Source: Rainbow Chicken

Agribusiness

Sugar tax and rising feed costs send RCL Foods profits tumbling

Tannur Anders 4 Sep 2023

South Africa's sugar cane industry supports thousands of households. Source: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz/Pexels

Agriculture

Sugar tax hike threatens to cripple industry, says SA Canegrowers

31 Aug 2023

Are sugar and caffeine fizzling out of South Africa's soft drinks market?

Research

Are sugar and caffeine fizzling out of South Africa's soft drinks market?

Issued by Insight Survey 19 Jun 2023

FMCG

Sales of soft drinks surge in South Africa's beverage industry

14 Jun 2023

Nutrition

Cracking down on obesity in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 19 Apr 2023

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Retail

#Budget2023: Mostly positive but some disappointment - Consumer Goods Council

24 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

FMCG

#Budget2023: Inflation-linked sin tax increases

22 Feb 2023

Load shedding could cost sugar industry more than R723m

Agro-processing

Load shedding could cost sugar industry more than R723m

30 Jan 2023

FMCG

SA coffee brand enters Middle East market

13 May 2022

South African retail racks up R516bn in annual sales

Research

South African retail racks up R516bn in annual sales

12 May 2022

Shoprite Group to prioritise locally-produced sugar on shelf

FMCG

Shoprite Group to prioritise locally-produced sugar on shelf

24 Jan 2022

SA Canegrowers calls for sugar tax to be scrapped

Agro-processing

SA Canegrowers calls for sugar tax to be scrapped

10 Nov 2021

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

Agro-processing

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

14 Oct 2021

Will innovation bring the fizz back to SA's carbonated soft drinks industry?

Research

Will innovation bring the fizz back to SA's carbonated soft drinks industry?

Issued by Insight Survey 3 May 2021

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Taxation & Regulation

New research shows South Africa's levy on sugar-sweetened drinks is having an impact

Karen Hofman 12 Apr 2021

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

Agro-processing

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

8 Jan 2021

Covid-19 lockdown impacts significantly on beverage categories

FMCG

Covid-19 lockdown impacts significantly on beverage categories

Dr Dana Braithwaite, Issued by BMi Research 26 Nov 2020

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Agro-processing

Sugar masterplan signing welcomed by industry stakeholders

20 Nov 2020

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

FMCG

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020

People exercising in Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images

NHI

South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

Jane Simmonds & Charles Parry 8 Jul 2020

Is SA's G&T lifestyle trend keeping the soft drinks market flowing?

CRM, CX, UX

Is SA's G&T lifestyle trend keeping the soft drinks market flowing?

Issued by Insight Survey 2 Mar 2020

Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

Research

Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Feb 2020

#EntrepreneurMonth: Shaking up soda with Pura Beverage Company's Greig Jansen

FMCG

#EntrepreneurMonth: Shaking up soda with Pura Beverage Company's Greig Jansen

Lauren Hartzenberg 5 Nov 2019

Corporations misused evidence to manipulate health policy. Shutterstock

Public Health

How business misrepresented evidence: the South African sugar tax story

Gary Fooks, Gary Sacks, Graham Box & Simon Williams 1 Nov 2019

Agricultural diversification driving economic growth in KZN

Agribusiness

Agricultural diversification driving economic growth in KZN

Dawie Maree 9 Oct 2019

RTD iced tea category declines

Research

RTD iced tea category declines

Issued by BMi Research 30 Sep 2019

Sugar tax leaves a bitter taste for the beverage sector

Research

Sugar tax leaves a bitter taste for the beverage sector

Marilyn Nel and Khathu Musingadi, Issued by BMi Research 27 May 2019

Increasing focus on environmental taxes in South Africa

Environment & Natural Resources

Increasing focus on environmental taxes in South Africa

Jerome Brink 22 May 2019