sugar
Sugar Crisis: President Ramaphosa must put government’s money where its mouth is on localisation
In his 2021 State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa encouraged the South African government, business, and organized labour to buy local. While the private sector including Proudly South African and the Shoprite Group have taken up the mantle when it comes to supporting the local sugar industry,[...]
Shoprite partners with SA Canegrowers and prioritises selling only locally-produced sugar
The Shoprite Group have partnered with SA Canegrowers on its Home Sweet Home campaign to encourage South African consumers to buy locally-produced sugar. This partnership will see the Shoprite Group, which is Africa’s largest retailer, prioritising selling only locally-produced sugar in its 1 189 Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper and Usave supermarkets[...]
State of the Nation: SA Canegrowers Association welcomes President’s call to buy local sugar
The South African Canegrowers Association NPC (SA Canegrowers) welcomes the call by President Cyril Ramaphosa in last night’s State of the Nation Address to buy local sugar. If all South Africans commit to buying the quality local sugar that our nation’s land and cane growers produce, the one million[...]
Changing the landscape of sugarcane farming in KZN
As agri-processing giant Tongaat Hulett exits sugar farming, sweet success is being tasted by previously disadvantaged individuals who are taking the gap. A strategic review and turnaround process currently underway within Tongaat Hulett has identified the opportunity for the company to exit its direct sugarcane farming activities in South[...]