Sappi, the world’s largest manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp, has halted its R2.7bn expansion project at its Saiccor Mill in KwaZulu-Natal because of the coronavirus outbreak.

SA will be on nationwide lockdown from Friday until mid-April as part of efforts to curb local transmission of the virus...

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