The South African Sugar Association will make payments for the 2023-24 season after sugar mills in northern KwaZulu-Natal defaulted on payments

The farmers hope that new management at Tongaat’s sugar operations will bring stability to the industry

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

KwaZulu-Natal grower consortium wants to buy Tongaat Hulett operations

Companies in the country are using dry sugarcane waste to generate electricity

Ines Ferreira dos Santos lives with four of her kids in a spacious house. ”With money from sugar cane we built this house,” says the 43-year-old.