Farmers call on government to scrap sugar tax

Former Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink. 
Zizi Kodwa and Jehan Mackay appear at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court.
JOHANNESBURG – The sugar tax is leaving a bitter taste in towns across South Africa.
The Farmers Development Association says sugarcane factory closures turned thriving areas into ghost towns.
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It’s now calling on government to abolish the tax.
The prices of sugar, sweets and desserts are at their highest since 2017.