Sechaba seeks way around tough regulations
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Group managing director, Johan de Kok noted in the group’s unaudited results for the half-year ended September 30, 2016 that the challenges faced by Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL) as a result of the traditional beer regulations have continued.
“The company continues to find the appropriate routes to market within regulations,” he said. KBL is a subsidiary of Sechaba Brewery Holding and is involved in the manufacturing, importation, distribution, and marketing of a range of clear beers, alcoholic fruit beverages, soft drinks, purified water, opaque beer and other non-alcoholic beverages.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...