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In 2023 Heineken bought Distell in a deal valuing the business at about R40bn. By the end of that year it had already written down R10bn on its South African operation. Today it confirmed its SA wine business, home of Nederburg and JC Le Roux, is "under strategic review".
That's how exits often start. First a review, then a sale, then a quiet goodbye.
Their beer is growing, so South Africans are still buying. The problem is a country where excise keeps climbing, illicit alcohol already makes up 18% of what's sold, and doing business gets harder every year.
Nobody has said Heineken is leaving. But if it reduces its SA exposure, the jobs at risk are jobs SA cannot afford to lose. Heineken directly employs almost 5,000 people here, and the wine industry it anchors supports over 270,000 jobs, from farmworkers to bottlers. All this at a time when official unemployment is already 33.6%.
Government should be asking why one of the world's biggest brewers is reviewing its SA bets, not waiting for the announcement.
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"Comrades, you might think it is very difficult to wage a liberation struggle. Wait until you are in power. I might be dead by then. At that stage, you will realize that it is actually more difficult to keep the power than to wage a liberation war. People will be expecting a lot of services from you. You will have to satisfy the various demands of the masses of our people. In the process, be prepared to learn from other people's revolutions. Learn from the enemy also. The enemy is not necessarily doing everything wrongly. You may take his right tactics and use them to your advantage. At the same time, avoid repeating the enemy's mistakes" - O.R Tambo, 1977. Photo: Terence Spencer
😂😂😂😂😂…No ways…
📚 Au Japon, des gens vont désormais en boîte de nuit… pour s’asseoir silencieusement et lire un livre pendant qu’un DJ joue de la musique d'ambience.
Le concept s’appelle JUCY BOOK RAVE et se déroule notamment dans un club souterrain de Shimokitazawa, à Tokyo. Ici, pas besoin de danser ni de hurler pour parler à la personne située à 30 centimètres de vous. Les participants viennent avec un livre, s’installent dans la pénombre et lisent pendant que la musique accompagne leur soirée.
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Rybakina letting the girl from the US Open lemonade stand hold the trophy was wholesome
Elena “Do you want to hold it?"
"Really?"
Elena “Yes of course”
"Guys I just won"😂
Elena “Are you playing tennis?"
"Yeah"
Elena “So hopefully in 10, 15 years"🥹
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Watch from this angle: The Two sleek Embraer jets, perfectly framed against the South African landscape, flying in formation like they were choreographed for the shot. The symmetry, timing and sheer beauty of it are incredible
🎥CPT aviation
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Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete at the US Open this year. We have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue. I’m obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there. ❤️
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@KenyaAirways what is thing of constantly cancelling flights from Johannesburg and then refusing to give us refunds. This is absolutely disheartening.
