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
Buying local sugar allows black farmers to sustain their own families and others
The levy has generated R5.4-billion in revenue since its inception two years ago, and an increase will help the fight against Covid-19
Food apartheid is causing increasing rates of noncommunicable diseases among low-income black women
The 139 year old Tongaat Hullet will lease its estate out to black sugar farmers until they are sold for property development
Past chief executives of Tongaat Hulett have left the company in debt, forcing the company to retrench up to 5 000 people
