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.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...