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High consumption of sugary drinks is associated with risks such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. (Toby Talbot/Associated Press)

Our advertising regulator is funded by the food and beverage industry. Should it be allowed to block public health messaging?

A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar

  • Eyaaz
13 min read

Jack Daniel’s® and Coca-Cola ARTD spirit cooler launches in South Africa

The ready-to-drink blend is a classic bar cocktail that brings iconic taste to Mzansi

  • Derek Davey
5 min read
Cleola Kunene, Head of SME Development at the JSE; Sipho Claassen, Managing Director of Boundless Consulting; Moderator Thembekile Mrototo; Walter Bango, Senior Manager of Monitoring and Evaluation at the NYDA; and Tsholofelo Mqhayi, Head of Social Transformation at CCBSA.
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National plan needed to address youth unemployment?

The importance of youth economic inclusion, and unpackaging key solutions to drive it

  • Derek Davey
8 min read
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CCBSA drives economic growth and youth empowerment across South Africa

The two pillars of employability and entrepreneurship are the framework for our economic inclusion strategy

  • Derek Davey
3 min read
A man walks past a Coca Cola poster in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)

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

A new book tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read