Regulatory & Govt. Policy

The revised benchmark follows a sharp increase in sugar imports and mounting losses for South African growers and millers, according to industry figures.

Kenya is tightening sugar sector oversight through faster farmer payments, mobile weighbridges, quality-based cane testing and expanded domestic sugar refining.

Illovo says delays to revised sugar import protection are putting pressure on growers, millers, jobs and rural economies across South Africa.

The lawsuit challenges the federal agencies’ process for developing the latest dietary recommendations, alleging undisclosed industry influence and violations of federal advisory committee rules.

Rwanda’s government is intensifying enforcement against unsafe alcoholic beverages, with factories closed, licences revoked and officials investigated over alleged regulatory violations.