SABMiller matters kept us on our toes this quarter

The merger of the bottling interests of SABMiller Plc into a new company, Coca-Cola Company, and the separate merger of beer and cider giants Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and SABMiller plc attracted immense public interest, locally and internationally.

Coca Cola Bottling Merger

Council for the merging parties in the 
Coca Cola matter prepare themselves for the final leg
 - the approval of the merger by the Tribunal - 
before a packed auditorium.

The Tribunal looks on

Here is the Tribunal in action, amid a packed auditorium. The sheer volume of people in the courtroom kept Matome (Modiba) busy trying to adjust the temperature to everyone’s liking, while David (Tefu) kept a watchful eye over the proceedings. In this case, it was the Tribunal, not the DTI, which was the target of the first demonstration of the year which was sparked by grievances of the independent drivers in the Coca-Cola merger.

Coming out fighting – the labour organisations the Food and Allied Workers Union and the National Union of Food Beverage Wine Spirits and Allied Workers made sure their interests were not neglected in the Coca-Cola matter.







Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller

In the InBev matter, it was the media individuals. with investment interests and parties with private interest who attended. Latecomers squeezed past Business Day TV’s camera which had taken up its positions in front of the door. Some media even sat up next to the Competition Commission at their table. The Commission accepted their presence with calm resignation.