KBL sues: High Court told 200,000 livelihoods at risk

Tuesday, July 06, 2021

The country’s largest alcohol producer, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited, is challenging government’s latest ban on alcohol sales, arguing that at least 50,000 direct jobs and 200,000 livelihoods in the alcohol value chain are threatened.

Government banned alcohol trade on June 28 after the Health Services director, Malebogo Kebabonye argued that non-compliant consumption was leading to misbehaviour that threatened COVID-19’s spread.

KBL, which leads an industry that lost P880 million due to suspensions last year, filed papers at the High Court earlier today seeking to overturn government’s decision.

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