How Robert Gumede won the Tongaat tussle
Robert Gumede’s Vision Consortium has won the bid for the sugar giant — but the journey’s been anything but sweet
18 January 2024 - 05:02
So, 14 months after Tongaat Hulett first entered business rescue, the Vision Consortium, fronted by Mpumalanga businessman Robert Gumede, has trumped 69 other parties (and two court bids) to prevail in the bitter bid to win control of the 131-year-old sugar company.
The journey to this point has been anything but sweet. ..
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