In 2017, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa voluntarily announced that it would stop supplying sugary beverages to primary school outlets. The company also pledged to remove all branding and advertising from schools. The announcement took the form of a letter noting that that Coca-Cola Beverages wanted to play “an active role in addressing rising obesity rates in South Africa, especially among children”.
This is a concern for South Africans as children are exposed to aggressive marketing and unhealthy foods and beverages at schools. Of particular concern is learners’ excessive sugary drinks consumption. An average grade 4 learner has around one to two sugary drinks per day, with each soft drink containing up to nine teaspoons of sugar.
In general, food consumed at schools can constitute up to 20% to 30% of learners’ total daily caloric intake. This is either through the government school meal programmes in poorer areas, from the school tuck shops or learners’ lunch boxes brought from home. When it came to advertising, only some schools reported that the company had done what was promised in the pledge, to remove all branding and advertising from schools. But this was the exception rather than the norm. Nearly one-third of schools had Coca-Cola branding or advertising on school premises. Much of the branding are billboards with the name of the school. Respondents reported that branding, in particular branded fridges, remained unchanged.
Change must also happen in the wider school community, in line with our constitutional basis in the best interests of the child.
Yes
Yes
Ban breathing.... that will solve EVERYTHING! How brainless
Yes, the sooner the better
Sugar is a stimulant, and should probably be classed as a soft drug. If you can get addicted to that, your next addiction comes easier. Ban that shit.
No.
Just let people decide for themselves! We want freedom to choose, even if it's not good for us. Government shouldn't be trying to protect people from themselves. People just become more stupid.
Yes
As long as they got money to cover the tax base but it’s unnecessary
Sure, but frankly our schools have far more pressing issues to deal with - and teachers already have a myriad of worse things they have to be on the look out for. This is a frivolous distraction in light of our education systems real problems.
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I've seen parents pack their kids 2 pies, chips and a chocolate for ONE lunch. One. Lunch. The problem isn't at school.
Yes and people will be retrenched.
What for, I don't want sweetened drinks & sweeteners I'm told are can be one of the causes of cancer cells.
Rather focus on stoping corruption in govt
YES
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