Illovo Sugar
latest news & developmentsKwaZulu-Natal’s sugar industry isn’t sweet
The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation
Paradise for corporates and ultrarich
The Paradise Papers highlight the need for enforcing regulations to stem tax avoidance
Sugar wars: 35 years of bitter feuds
Illovo Malawi is locked in a dispute with farmers who claim it has occupied their land for decades.
Sugar producers brace for wage strike
Workers at Africa’s two largest sugar producers will embark on a strike demanding an 11% pay increase.
Zambia loses out to tax dodging
Zambia has been prevented from collecting $27-million in tax revenue by the aggressive tax practices of the Associated British Foods multinational.
Political turmoil pushes Illovo out of Mali sugar project
South Africa’s Illovo Sugar has pulled out of a R2.6-billion sugar project in Mali, largely due to political risk and funding difficulties.
Illovo Sugar ‘pleased with results’
Illovo Sugar posted a 35% rise in first-half headline earnings per share on Thursday, boosted by strong domestic sugar sales.