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Low-income black women hardest hit by noncommunicable diseases
Food apartheid is causing increasing rates of noncommunicable diseases among low-income black women
Tongaat Hullet – sugar farming company to exit sugar farming
The 139 year old Tongaat Hullet will lease its estate out to black sugar farmers until they are sold for property development
Sugar barons’ greed costs workers
Past chief executives of Tongaat Hulett have left the company in debt, forcing the company to retrench
up to 5 000 people
SA sugar industry outlook still sour
Health tax adds to woes of local producers, who want it dropped, but experts say the industry is simply not competitive enough
Sugar tariff hike satisfies no one
The increase is less than local producers wanted, while companies say it entrenches inefficiencies
There’s no sweetness in Kenya’s sugar
A drama worthy of a Connie and Shona Ferguson production
Sugar sector wants a sweeter deal
Despite intense debate about the protection the industry enjoys, it says it is up against a wall
Goodbye to your sweet tooth
American researchers say they have discovered how to 'switch' parts of the brain’s amygdalae on and off, turning sweetness into an aversive taste
Bad boy sugar does some good
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.
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