Booze economy going strong despite tight budgets

Recent full year results published by the country’s leading brewery confirm one fact that researchers have always known: when times get tough, people drink or rather Batswana drink. The full year 2025 financial results for Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited (SBHL) show that business has been positive and expanding despite economic headwinds. The group posted a 19% jump in net profit, driven largely by stronger returns from its associate, Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), whose sales are now approaching closer to the P3 billion mark.

‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has…