Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports
The industry must be protected from cheap imports and mills must continue operating because nonpayments affects farmers and industry partners
There aren’t billboards for cocaine, heroine and nyaope, which might be less addictive than sugar
Thousands of livelihoods in the sugar supply chain are expected to be impacted by the closure
The chief executive will step down on 28 February, the new date for the publication of the strategy
Departing from its core business, and having its fingers in too many pies, is what crippled Tongaat Hulett and ultimately left it open to massive fraud
Tongaat Hulett said it entered into business rescue due to its debt burden and that waiting for additional funding exacerbated the already dire situation
Companies in the country are using dry sugarcane waste to generate electricity
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Europe would have been a marginal player in world history without the continent’s natural resources and centuries of cheap African labour
The government and stakeholders will have to work harder to ensure the industry adapts and thrives
The master plan to rescue the industry means that at least 80% of sugar consumption will come from South African farms and millers
Buying local sugar allows black farmers to sustain their own families and others
The levy has generated R5.4-billion in revenue since its inception two years ago, and an increase will help the fight against Covid-19
Food apartheid is causing increasing rates of noncommunicable diseases among low-income black women
The 139 year old Tongaat Hullet will lease its estate out to black sugar farmers until they are sold for property development
Past chief executives of Tongaat Hulett have left the company in debt, forcing the company to retrench
up to 5 000 people
Health tax adds to woes of local producers, who want it dropped, but experts say the industry is simply not competitive enough
The increase is less than local producers wanted, while companies say it entrenches inefficiencies
A drama worthy of a Connie and Shona Ferguson production
Despite intense debate about the protection the industry enjoys, it says it is up against a wall
American researchers say they have discovered how to ‘switch’ parts of the brain’s amygdalae on and off, turning sweetness into an aversive taste
Sugar cane has a bad image but a new model that helps smallholders and associations in rural areas to earn a life-changing income may shift this.
Mandatory blending regulations, coming into force over the coming decade, could create a whole new market for Swazi sugarcane, in the form of ethanol.
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The day started off pleasantly enough with a warm goodbye to the parents, after which the minors arranged themselves in front of the TV.
The proposed levy on sweetened beverages is a shaky way of controlling the nation’s obesity and disease rates.
The market in developed countries is saturated so the corporates are targeting the developing world.
Giant US sugar companies and their corn syrup rivals are slugging it out in court, but the truth is that consumers’ tastes are changing.
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/ 27 February 2015
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