Of the 34 athletes who started the trek, three turned back owing to acute mountain sickness, while a fourth was transported to Kathmandu via helicopter. Of the 19 who pushed on, only nine were able to.
The sugar giant's Board said it believed business rescue was the most responsible step in the circumstances, potentially offering a better return to stakeholders than a forced liquidation.
The work of opposition councillors has become significantly more difficult in most recent years, as they increasingly have to fulfil the role of a municipal call centre because of the unresponsiveness.
Given the world championship status, the field drew some of the best paddlers from around the globe, but South Africa again proved its surfski supremacy.