Steel sector calls for urgent policy overhaul
Master plan launched in 2021 criticised for failing to deliver
04 June 2025 - 18:14
Calls for an urgent overhaul of SA’s industrial policy are mounting as the country’s steel sector sinks deeper into the mire with an estimated 100,000 jobs on the line.
Addressing the portfolio committee on trade, industry and competition on Wednesday, the Steel & Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) criticised the rollout of the steel sector’s flagship regulation. ..
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