‘Urgent action needed to rescue industry hit by taxes and imports’ 12 September 2021 – 02:22BY CHRIS BARRON – Sunday Times Andrew Russell, chair of the South African Canegrowers Association, says the local sugar industry is facing an […]
A report commissioned by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) shows that, in the first year of the sugar tax’s implementation, there were 16 621 job losses across the industry, of which 9 000 job […]
Research calling for doubled sugar tax flawed – SA Canegrowers
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KwaZulu-Natal looting puts sugarcane industry under massive pressure as mills reject cane burnt by arsonists and revenue lost by farmers puts rural jobs at risk. The South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) is extremely concerned about the […]
A mother of two turned to cutting sugarcane – often more than 10 tons a day – to provide for her paralysed husband and small children. Today she holds a management position on a commercial sugarcane operation […]
In almost every aspect of farming operations men far outnumber women. Women comprise only 34 percent of general workers, 24 percent of supervisors, and 16 percent of farm managers. The majority of full-time employees are men, though […]
Groutville sugarcane grower Kiki Mzoneli has taken up her new position as Vice-Chair at SA Canegrowers determined to restore and promote a rich legacy in which growing sugarcane on a small-scale secures the existence of stable and […]
SA Canegrowers has thrown its weight behind South Africa’s landmark Agricultural Sector Provident Fund with a tailor-made product able to boost the social wellbeing of workers both in the small-scale and commercial sugarcane growing sectors. Talks between […]
SA Canegrowers participated in the Draft Amendment Regulations regarding the Mandatory Blending of Biofuels with Petrol and Diesel hearings held virtually yesterday. SA Canegrowers CEO, Thomas Funke who participated in the hearings said it was confirmed that […]
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