▁color - coded ▁labels . ▁This ▁comes ▁after ▁a ▁public ▁consult ation ▁fav ored ▁these ▁two ▁options ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁choices . ▁The ▁labels ▁will ▁indicate ▁drink s ▁as ▁" he alth y ", ▁" neut ral " ▁and ▁" un he alth y " ▁respectively ▁and ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁sugar ▁and ▁s atur ated ▁fat ▁contained ▁in ▁drink s , ▁among ▁other ▁factors . ▁In ▁addition , ▁these ▁labels ▁will ▁be ▁comp uls ory ▁for ▁" un he alth y " ▁drink s ▁and ▁optional ▁for ▁" he alth y " ▁ones . ▁The ▁labels ▁will ▁cover ▁instant ▁drink s , ▁soft ▁drink s , ▁ju ices , ▁cult ured ▁milk ▁and ▁y og urt ▁drink s ▁in ▁bott les , ▁can s ▁and ▁pack s . ▁These ▁measures ▁will ▁take ▁effect ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁proposed ▁a ▁sugar - s we eten ed ▁be ver ages ▁tax ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁South ▁African ▁national ▁government ▁budget . ▁South ▁Africa ▁introduced ▁a ▁sugar ▁tax ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁le vy ▁was ▁fixed ▁at ▁ 2 . 1 ▁c ents ▁per ▁gram ▁of ▁sugar , ▁for ▁each ▁gram ▁above ▁ 4 g ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 ml ▁of ▁swe eten ed ▁be verage . ▁The ▁le vy ▁ex cludes ▁fruit ▁ju ices , ▁despite ▁health ▁profession als ▁warning ▁that ▁fruit ▁ju ice ▁is ▁as ▁bad ▁for ▁a ▁person