Sugar

The case was postponed to 10 June, when Rajahussen is expected to respond to allegations that RGS fraudulently submitted a R2 billion proof-of-funding bank letter as part of its…

Tongaat Hulett, once the pride of the sugar belt and a 134-year-old industrial icon, has collapsed under the weight of mismanagement, scandal and shifting global markets

Under SA’s latest proposed food labelling regulations, 100% fruit juices won’t have to show a high sugar warning because their sugars are “naturally occurring”

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

Diabetes is different from other non-communicable diseases, this author says. It can’t be spread in a literal sense and is instead often forced upon people by factors beyond…

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