UK beer brewer shares Khama's sentiments

When President Ian Khama calls for a levy and punitive measures on the alcohol industry, there is something wrong with him, but when the concern of binge drinking is raised by a beer brewer, who also calls for strict restrictions and legislations to control alcohol abuse, it goes to show just how big the binge drinking problem is.

While the local beer brewer and the alcohol industry continue to cry foul over legislation to curb binge drinking, one of the largest brewers in the UK on 1 July called for exactly the same laws that Khama introduced in 2008 to curb the problem.

The legislation, which includes a 30 percent levy and reduction of drinking hours, has resulted in the only brewer, Kgalagadi Breweries, complaining that the measures have hurt their business.

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