TANZANIA – Indian sugar miller, Purandare Industries (T) Ltd, plans to establish a mega sugar processing factory in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma. According to the company’s Managing Director, Satish Purandare, construction of the 20,000 acres factory […]
KENYA – According to the recently launched Kenya National Sugar Task Force report, Kenya is seeking to stop illegal sugar imports coming from Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan as part of its plan to […]
UGANDA – Tanzania has partly opened borders to Ugandan sugar exports following more than a year of being locked, on accusation that the latter is importing and repacking the sugar for export. According to a […]
KENYA – The Kenyan government plans to privatize five sugar mills currently experiencing financial and management challenges in a move to make them more efficient. The government-owned sugar mills include Chemelil, Miwani, Muhoroni, Nzoia and […]
KENYA – The Kenya National Sugar Task Force, appointed to examine what ails the sector for the sake of a revival recently presented the Sugar Taskforce report to President Uhuru Kenyatta. The team, co-chaired by […]
ZAMBIA – Mobe Sugar Company, a wholly owned Zambian private manufacturing company has initiated talks with Luanshya Municipal Council, North-Central Zambia on opening a sugar refinery and auxiliary factories in the district worth over US$166 […]
KENYA – Kenya’s ultra-modern sugar factory, the Kwale International Sugar Company Limited (KISCOL) has finally started crushing cane after it got the green light from a Kenyan high court to resume production. A protracted legal […]
TANZANIA – KILOMBERO Sugar Company Limited has introduced 5kg pack ‘Bwana Sukari pack’ of sugar in market to cater for the growing demand for prepacked sweetener aimed at increasing accessibility and ultimately penetrate wider market. […]
ETHIOPIA – Consultants hired to shape the future sugar sector in Ethiopia have urged the government to remove the existing 33 percent excise tax levied on local producers, reports The Reporter. In a public consultation […]
ETHIOPIA – In the wake of privatizing Ethiopia’s state-owned sugar plants and properties, heavyweight industry players are joining the race with Coca-Cola Company under its subsidiary in Ethiopia and Nigeria-based Dangote Group expressing their interest. […]
