KWAZULU-NATAL'S SUGARCANE FARMS ARE ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACT OF A GROWING LABOUR SHORTAGE AS MANY FOREIGN WORKERS LEAVE

Labour shortage slows sugar production

A shortage of cane harvesters is slowing sugar production at the Lautoka Sugar Mill, with deliveries falling well below the levels needed to keep operations running efficiently. Fiji Sugar Corporation Lautoka Mill General Manager Iliyaz Khan says the mill is currently receiving only about 2,500 tonnes of cane per day, less than half the 5,000 […]

KWAZULU-NATAL'S SUGARCANE FARMS ARE ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACT OF A GROWING LABOUR SHORTAGE AS MANY FOREIGN WORKERS LEAVE

KWAZULU-NATAL’S SUGARCANE FARMS ARE ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACT OF A GROWING LABOUR SHORTAGE AS MANY FOREIGN WORKERS LEAVE, LEAVING FARMERS SCRAMBLING FOR CANE CUTTERS AND SPARKING A BIG QUESTION: CAN JACINTA NGOBESE-ZUMA, PHAKEL’UMTHAKATHI NDABANDABA AND OTHER ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ACTIVISTS HELP FILL THE GROWING LABOUR GAP? Some sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal have reported that they are […] The post KWAZULU-NATAL’S SUGARCANE FARMS ARE AL…