Tongaat Hulett Troubles

The human impact of the huge financial meltdown faced by sugar giant Tongaat Hulett bit this week, when 210 families living in the company compound were told to pack their bags.

They are but a fraction of the 5 000 people who have been handed notice since the company, the largest employer on the North Coast, began stringent cutbacks to avoid financial disaster.
A general feeling of resignation was evident this week at the Maidstone Mill. The 210 workers living at the Tongaat…

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