Rugby World Cup fans have reason to toast SAB and two other companies

The brewer joined Hollywoodbets and Pineapple in helping the SABC find nearly R60m to pay MultiChoice for the rugby rights

10 September 2023 - 00:00 By Bareng-Batho Kortjaas and Andisiwe Makinana

South African Breweries, Hollywoodbets and Pineapple forked out the $3m (about R58m) that helped the SABC obtain sub-licence rights to broadcast the Rugby World Cup (RWC) from MultiChoice...

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