Sugarcane growers in KZN are under immense pressure and struggling due to a lack of investment, with one major contributor, Tongaat Hulett, under business rescue.

The sugar industry is still grappling with the long-term effects of these sugar mills’ financial distress and needs to prepare for potential failures in the business rescue processes.

Added to this is the concern over the Health Promotion Levy (or ‘sugar tax’) which, canegrowers said recently at their annual general meeting held on the North Coast, undermines the sustainability of the industry that supports a million jobs and rural livelihoods.

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