A total of 16 students recently attended the Junior Certificate Course in sugarcane agriculture facilitated by the South African Sugar Research Institute (SASRI), the majority of whom come from uMlalazi and King Cetshwayo Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, as a result of funding secured by Tongaat Hulett.
A six-year service level agreement between Tongaat Hulett and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa), which draws to a close this month, has benefitted 68 growers and contractors, with 652 jobs created in KwaZulu-Natal.