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...