Aug 2, 2015 · SA’s sugar history was born out of rampant colonialism, indentured labour and massive profit. Grethe Koen investigates the history of a sweet, woody cane that would come …

Sir James Liege Hulett (17 May 1838 – 5 June 1928) was a British sugar magnate, [1] politician and philanthropist in Colony of Natal, South Africa. [2] Hulett founded what would become …

Dec 16, 2015 · Facing the double discrimination of caste and poverty (sometimes coupled with migrant status), the workers in sugar plantations in Marathwada are open to considerable …

There is no question that sugar is an important part of the South African economy, but where did it begin and what impact does this vast industry have on our environment? The story starts within...

Jun 20, 2019 · The story of sugar in what was then Natal, and how companies like Tongaat Hulett came into being, goes back to colonialis­m. In the epoch of European colonialis­m, sugar cane …

Nov 15, 2020 · It reads like pieces of historical fiction – replete with tyrannical sugar barons driven by profits and greed, and an innate sense of misery among the indentured; and it’s a dark and …

Nov 15, 2020 · The Bittersweet Story Of South African Sugar AT 3.40am on February 27, 1906, train number 306 made its routine early-morning commute from central Durban to Verulam – …

Sugar production migrated from the West Indies to southern Louisiana during the Haitian Revolution. Sugar was already the great engine of the trans-Atlantic slave trade when British …

Mar 10, 2016 · A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages – including fizzy drinks, fruit juices, cordials and energy drinks – will not only save South Africans billions of rands in health-related costs, …

May 5, 2017 · This article focuses on the deep historical roots of the South African sugar industry and its influence on dietary sugar consumption at the population level. The sugar industry is a …