South African Breweries (SAB), the local arm of global brewing giant AB-InBev, is facing a formal complaint from the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) over job losses allegedly linked to the company’s 2016 merger with SAB-Miller.

The matter, currently before the Competition Commission and under the microscope of the Competition Tribunal, concerns the retrenchment of more than 500 union members since 2020.