A high-level push to prevent the collapse of Tongaat Hulett is gaining momentum as government leaders and industry stakeholders scramble to keep one of South Africa’s...
There is quiet anxiety rippling through South Africa’s cane fields. From KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast to Mpumalanga’s rural farming communities, growers say they are facing one of...
In a decision that has brought a measure of relief to the heart of South Africa’s sugar belt, the government has opted not to increase the...
A stronger 2025 sugarcane crop offers hope, but policy inaction and trade threats cast a long shadow It should have been a season of celebration. After...
Cheap, subsidised sugar is flowing into South Africa and it’s putting entire rural communities at risk. Imported sugar isn’t cheaper for consumers, but it’s destroying rural...