That left the process somewhat in limbo, until a City Press article on 5 November trumpeted, "Robert Gumede's consortium takes control of Tongaat Hulett". The story suggested Vision had outsmarted everyone by doing a deal directly with the lender group of banks by buying Tongaat Hulett's debt (at a discount) to assume a controlling position as the largest creditor. This would effectively block everyone else because Vision/Terris would have the majority vote at the creditors meeting to approve the business rescue plan.