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The collapse of THL would have spelt disaster for the KZN economy and many other rural towns who rely on the sugar sector for survival.

Business rescue practitioners and key stakeholders strike deal to save Tongaat Hulett

KwaZulu-Natal sugar giant Tongaat Hulett Ltd (THL) has been saved from liquidation after a binding agreement was reached between Business Rescue Practitioners, the Industrial…

Rafik Mohamed to remain in custody as court postpones bail bid

Former SA Steel Mills owner Rafik Mohamed’s bail application was postponed until 4 June and the case transferred to the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court

Greed has cost nearly 8 000 workers in Tongaat’s sugar division and its milling operations their jobs when the company moved to sell off assets and reduce its debt, while the firm and its suppliers sustained huge losses.
 (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty)

Tongaat bidder appears in court over alleged fraudulent funding letter

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 gets lifeline as court grants delay in liquidation bid

Tongaat Hulett has been granted a temporary reprieve from liquidation after the Durban High Court approved an adjournment, giving business rescue practitioners time to finalise a…

Bitter impact: Tongaat Hulett’s liquidation will have a devastating ripple effect throughout not just KwaZulu-Natal but the entire country too,
filtering right down to the consumer. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Tongaat Hulett collapse looms

Vision, the lead secured lender to the troubled sugar giant, said it was committed to saving the company and jobs despite the business rescue process failing

Many of the post offices around the country are run
down and offer fewer services than previously. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Please Mr Postman, deliver the cheque

In this financial year’s budget, Parliament did not allocate funding for the South African Post Office, which is waiting for a R3.8 billion tranche

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

There is a place for SAA domestically, if it adopts the low cost model

The ‘old fashioned’ carrier is still struggling for passengers

The national carrier emerged from business rescue in 2021 and  reported its first profit in more than a decade

SAA does not anticipate a clean audit soon

The national carrier told parliament that a final draft external audit report is expected at the end of May this year

Former Transnet chief financial officer Anoj Singh. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Former Eskom executive and corruption suspect Anoj Singh ‘defrauded of R13.9 million’

Mahendren Munsamy, accused of stealing R420 million from FNB and Sasol, allegedly also stole from Singh

For THL, an iconic South African company that employs thousands, its end is bitter and must be averted.
Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Scrap sugar tax, say canegrowers

The South African Canegrowers Association says the sugar industry is in crisis after Tongaat Hulett was put under business rescue

While Tongaat Hulett Pty Limited’s (THL) business rescue practitioners (BRPs) seek liquidation, parties opposed to the move have filed court papers to block it. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

KwaZulu-Natal grower consortium wants to buy Tongaat Hulett operations

KwaZulu-Natal grower consortium wants to buy Tongaat Hulett operations

Sweet nothings: Sugar cane farmer Pratish Sharma on his farm in Maidstone. He is anxious about being paid
for cane he delivered to Tongaat Hulett after the company got into financial difficulties. Photo: Rogan Ward

Anxious wait for farmers as Tongaat Hulett money crisis grips

Next season is also under threat if sugar giant’s mills close

Lost the plot: Tongaat Hulett diversified from its original sugar business to become one of the most important property players in KwaZulu-Natal. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Abandoning core sugar business killed off Tongaat Hulett

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

The entire sugar eco-system and stakeholders require certainty and a sustainable solution before the insolvency court sits to hear the BRP’s application for provisional liquidation of THL . (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Tongaat Hulett placed in business rescue as debt rises

Tongaat Hulett said it entered into business rescue due to its debt burden and that waiting for additional funding exacerbated the already dire situation

It’s a history littered with lessons and crumbs of what was to become the SAA privatised. (Oupa Nkosi)

SAA to revive Durban route

The beleaguered national carrier resumed flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town last September after exiting business rescue

SAA gets a second wind with new majority shareholder

Takatso consortium will now own 51% of the airline and the state 49%

SAA will have a strategic equity partner by August, says public enterprises department

The airline’s outstanding government guaranteed debt is R6.4-million and the treasury says there are no new guarantees to mitigate future risks to the fiscus

Reality check: Pravin Gordhan has revealed plans to get state-owned
entities into better order. Photo: Halden Krog/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Gordhan on SAA, political interference and moving SOEs out of his department

The minister addresses the future of the country’s state-owned entities and speculation they may be moved from his portfolio

No more bailouts for SAA

After 18 months under administration, the loss-making airline has been cleared for takeoff

Mango suspends new ticket sales ‘just to be safe’

Mango’s spokesperson would not disclose the low-cost airline’s debt — which led to a brief suspension of flights — but described it as ‘huge’