Alcohol is part of our culture - Kgosikgolo Mosadi
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
She did not. The Kgosi, who also appears on billboards this week as one of the shining lights cautioning the Botswana society against irresponsible drinking, was a guest speaker at the launch of Botswana Alcohol Industry Association(BAIA) at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC).
The BAIA is made up of six alcoholic beverages suppliers in Botswana namely: Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), Distell Botswana, Botswana Breweries (BB), Heineken International, Namibia Breweries and Diageo. At a time when government has upped its battle against alcohol abuse by hiking prices, the Kgosi came up with a different solution to the problem by calling for stronger family values and stricter child upbringing.
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