Residents buy soft drinks at a local shop in the Township of Zandspruit, Greater Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 15, 2016. 
The South African government will be implementing a sugar tax as of next year. South Africa has joined the battle against sugar, becoming the first African country to plan a tax on drinks loaded with the sweet stuff. / AFP / MUJAHID SAFODIEN        (Photo credit should read MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images)