Just for laughs: We are what we eat
They say we are what we eat, but they say lot of things. Like, donāt swallow your words, and, put your money where your mouth is.
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Countries that taxed calories. Why it was abolished in some, increased revenue in others.
Free Market Foundationās Jasson Urbach looks at how well a sugar tax worked in countries like Mexico, France, Iceland and Denmark.
Frans Cronje: Stepping towards a āNanny Stateā? Why sugar tax should be avoided.
Frans Cronje is concerned that South Africans fought hard to re-assert their freedom from an overbearing state, but such a tax is forcing them to let go of those rights once again.
Anthea Jeffery: Proposed sugar tax – no silver bullet for rising obesity
The proposed tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is no quick fix for South Africaās complex obesity problem, writes Anthea Jeffery of the Institute of Race Relations.
A rational response to asinine sugar tax proposal
Latest tax subterfuge is the proposed 2.29c per gram levy on sugar, justified on the grounds of growing South African obesity. Chairman of Coca Cola Sabco, Phil Gutsche, says the sugar tax puts 60 000 jobs at risk.
Pravin Gordhan’s #Budget2016 in a nutshell
Alec Hogg spent the morning in lock up with National Treasury and the Finance Minister. This is his 2016 Budget in a nutshell.
SABMillers’s $3.4bn Peroni, Grolsch up for sale. Japan’s Asahi, KKR among suitors.
Japanese beermaker Asahi Group Holdings is considering making an offer for SABMiller’s Peroni and Grolsch brands in Europe.
Midday market update 27 November
The JSE all-share index is trading 0.3% in relatively quiet trade impacted by U.S.markets being closed for thanks giving holiday
The world’s 10 best-selling products in pictures
By Chris SibbetĀ What have condoms got to do with Coke? Melinda Gates made a case in a September 2010Ā TED TalkĀ that humanitarian agencies could use the Coca-Cola global logistics model to distribute medicines and sanitation (condoms included) to remote areas that need health care access. āCoke is everywhere!ā she said. A remote Congolese village may … Read more