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20th August 2026
Sugar workers at Tongaat Hulett began striking this week to demand a 13% wage increase, along with ZAR1,000 for transport and ZAR1,500 for housing allowances, according to a news report by GroundUp on Aug. 19.Tags: Corporate, strike, News excerpt, workers, industry
Countries: South Africa
3rd August 2026
Vision Sugar, the South African investor group that recently rescued Tongaat Hulett, is interested in acquiring Illovo Sugar, according to a Semafor news report on Aug. 3, citing unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the matter.Tags: Corporate, News excerpt, industry, M&A
Countries: South Africa
27th July 2026
South Africa’s sugar industry is urging the minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to intervene to fast-track the update the tariff mechanism on sugar imports, citing a crisis in the local sector as sugar displaces local production, reports Sugaronline.Tags: imports, tariffs, Trade, industry, growers
Countries: South Africa