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Alcohol causes many social problems, requiring the revival of the Liquor Amendment Bill.

Profits before people: How the liquor industry undermines reforms

The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol

Revitalising communities through urban green zones – the key principles of transformation

Collaborative efforts enhance sustainability, impact and long-term viability, fostering a sense of collective responsibility and investment in community development

HEINEKEN steps up sustainability drive, moving to 65% returnable glass for beer portfolio in 2024

Along with the Star Bottle, the company will be opening Green Zones across the country

Land grab: Heineken’s Killinto brewery is on land from which farmers were evicted in 2013. Several million hectares have, since 2008, been rented to investors, regardless of who lives there.

Heineken’s brewery in Ethiopia leaves farmers without land

Heineken’s brewery near the Ethiopian capital pushed the Dutch beer giant towards the top of the local market – and farmers off the land

Haulage truck trailers and pallets near the Heineken NV brewery in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands. Photographer: Peter Boer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Heineken buying Distell will allow for its diversification in the wake of waning beer sales

Heineken set to brew up local market

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Grocers reap tidy profits from liquor

Covid-19 bans on alcohol and the recent violence have exposed just how important booze sales are to retailers that once only filled trolleys with food

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Covid caution infects investors

The pandemic has forced some companies to cancel or pause capital expenditure, jeopardising long-term economic growth

Like elsewhere, marketing is of great importance and to the delight of the industry there are few limits for advertising in many African countries.(Image: Olivier van Beeman)

Is Heineken brewing a better Africa?

Multinational corporations are considered motors for development in Africa and the Dutch beer giant Heineken is often cited as one of the best examples. The reality is different…

Millicent Maroga, Heineken’s corporate affairs director, has denied allegations that the company has turned a blind eye to sexual harassment claims. (Image via Heineken)

Heneiken workers prepare to march against ‘sex for shifts’

Workers say the company is turning a blind eye to alleged abuses by managers at its Sedibeng brewery

A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’

Labour court judges block workers’ right to strike

In recent weeks, three cases have come to light that clearly show that labour court judges are issuing court orders forbidding strikes

Why are men continuing to breed a culture of toxic masculinity even at their own peril and can anything be done about it?

Heineken issue ferments: Labour-broking shows few signs of disappearing

Workers want permanent jobs as the company allegedly tries to evade new labour-broker laws

Drawn-out affair expected for SABMiller-Foster deal

In the absence of any other bidders, SABMiller’s bid for Foster’s is expected to take months to resolve, as it tries for a better deal from SABMiller.

Heineken buys five Nigerian breweries

Heineken has acquired controlling interests in five breweries in Nigeria, expanding its capacity by nearly a third in the fast-growing African market.

SABMiller aims to fend off Heineken in SA

SABMiller aims to protect its 90% market share in South Africa from rival Heineken, the head of the brewer’s South African unit said on Monday.

Sedibeng brewery comes on stream

SABMiller has a fight on its hands in the premium beer market and the battle was intensified this week with the opening of the Sedibeng brewery.