KBL welcomes mooted relaxed alcohol trading environment

The future looks promising for KBL
The future looks promising for KBL

FRANCISTOWN: The country's leading brewer, Kalahari Breweries Limited (KBL) a subsidiary of Sechaba Breweries Holdings Limited (SBHL) has said that the government's willingness to review the highly regulated alcohol trading environment is a welcome development.

Over the last decade, KBL’s business has suffered heavily as a result of the country’s stringent alcohol regulations and the ever-increasing alcohol levy.

Last week other alcohol stakeholders and social commentators welcomed the idea by the government to review the country’s alcohol policy.

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