Friendly reminder that Treasury introduced the sugar tax hoping to increase tax revenues.
In response Coca Cola South Africa quickly changed their formula, reduced the standard can size, and instructed their packagers to use a cheaper tin alloy for their cans at the same time.
Within months, Treasury would never see their projected gains from the sugar tax. To protect and increase revenues, Coca Cola then launched the Cappy brand in South Africa - a product with no added sugars.
I was 28 years old at the time, arguing with government-contracted management consultants who thought they’re smarter than me that the sugar tax was doomed to fail because unlike government, the private sector would quickly respond - and they did, in record time.
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🇿🇦 MBEKEZELI MBOKAZI IN THE WORLD’S TOP 10! 🌍📈
Mzansi, stand up! Bafana Bafana’s 20-year-old defensive prodigy Mbekezeli Mbokazi has officially been named among the Top 10 U-23 Defenders at the 2026 FIFA World Cup by the prestigious CIES Football Observatory!
From captaining the Orlando Pirates DDC team to dominating in the MLS with Chicago Fire, and now bossing the defense for Bafana Bafana on the biggest stage in the world his rise over the last 18 months has been pure cinema.
He literally burst the match ball with a thunderous strike against Czechia, and now he’s bursting into the global football elite. European giants are definitely watching!
How far can 'TLB' go in his career? Is he the future captain of Bafana Bafana? Drop your thoughts below! 👇🇿🇦
Essie is a woman from Soweto who stopped her hair business when Jonasi started giving her an allowance. She spends her money on alcohol and doesn't like expensive things. This wig is exactly how her character should look like. Attend any kasi funeral, you'll find this wig
I’d hate to be associated with someone who treats their community in this manner. Not only do you lack principle, but you’re incredibly inconsiderate. You guys want to disregard your friends bc of a relationship and the minute it ends, you’re crawling back to them because you failed to prioritize your interpersonal relationships accordingly. There’s a time for your friends and there’s a time for your partner.
This is a perfect example of how the powerful are rarely held accountable.
This man cheated on his wife publicly, had his America-based girlfriend harassing her, and exposed their minor children to the entire mess, taking another girlfriend to the marital home while the kids were there and even visiting her house with them.
He was also publicly disgraced for (allegedly) taking bribes from the Guptas.
Yet here we are praising him and demonising his wife.
You see. The hiring of foreign employee has nothing to do with their work ethic, its about exploitation. What do you mean you don't Ike South African domestic because they get sick and have to attend funerals?
The Iranian football team is only allowed to arrive in the US 24 hours before their matches and required to leave shortly after — despite all their matches being played in the US.
Imagine if this had happened to a North American or European team. There would be outrage. But in this situation, FIFA simply shrugs.
FIFA is a pathetic excuse for an international football organisation.
The Atlantic has published a searchable database of music used by tech companies to train generative AI models. Out of curiosity, I went on the platform and searched for a couple of South African artists and wow, this is a much bigger issue than many people realise.
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These kids are Orphans they need help since the School Principal and Teachers are not willing to help.
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