Archive | April, 2011
SAB case closed but not resolved
Many questions still unanswered about the players, writes Michael Bleby MICHAEL BLEBY Published: 2011/04/11 07:35:30 AM Source: Business Day THE Competition Commission’s prosecution of South African Breweries (SAB) is over and is unlikely to reappear. The commission, which has 15 days to appeal against the Competition Tribunal’s ruling on Thursday that it could not hear [...]
SAB’s win a blow to the little guy’s day in court
MICHAEL BLEBY Published: 2011/04/08 07:27:55 AM Source: Business Day SOUTH African Breweries’ (SAB’s) logo is a round, beer stain-like mark. After yesterday, it could be forgiven for widening it into a Cheshire cat grin. The Competition Tribunal, however, is not smiling. Its reluctant dismissal yesterday of a huge case against SAB — alleging that [...]
Legality still a mystery at brewer of myths SAB
April 13 2011 at 09:09am Source: IOL News It was Lisa Glass not Charles. Lisa was the main brewer behind the setting up of Castle Lager in 1890. According to an excellent book with the grim title of Beer, Sociability and Masculinity in South Africa, Charles was a bit of a loser. The book’s author, [...]