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South Africa’s sugar tax: Success amid controversy

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Published September 4, 2019, by

To see if the current levy is indeed changing how much sugary beverages South Africans drink, researchers at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security are conducting a survey in the Langa community in the Western Cape.

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