Some farmers are opting to diversify to crops like macadamia nuts, bananas and avocados, but this takes time and money
Shakaskraal is a microcosm of what lies ahead for many towns KwaZulu-Natal if its ailing sugar mills collapse
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Thousands of livelihoods in the sugar supply chain are expected to be impacted by the closure
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A senior police officer has been shot dead near Stanger in what is believed to have been a deliberate ambush targeting the officer.