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The decision to make new investment came after a long period of uncertainty arising from possibly criminal mismanagement.
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The promise of new investment was made in Xinavane on Tuesday by the general manager of
Vuma is visiting several industries to check on the measures they are taking to prevent the possible spread of the respiratory disease Covid-19 among their workforce.
At Xinavane, he received the welcome news that the factory will not close. "We will not close either the Mafambisse or the Xinavane sugar factory", pledged Masawi. "The units will continue to produce.
He promised Vuma that both sugar companies will launch their 2020 production on 7 April. The target is for a total production of 213,000 tonnes of sugar, of which 60,000 tonnes will be refined white sugar, required by the confectionery and soft drinks industry.
"We shall produce 175,000 tonnes of sugar at Xinavane and 38,000 tonnes at Mafambisse", he said. "We shall work on 18,000 hectares of sugar cane, involving 6,000 producers".
Vuma expressed his satisfaction at this announcement, and said that
"We were concerned at the situation of the two companies", he said, "because what they produce is part of the agro-business value chain. Sugar is a raw material for the drinks industry. We are pleased to hear that, on 7 April, the machines will start to roar again".
The Xinavane mill is the largest sugar producer in
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