Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has called for a ban on the export of scrap metal, arguing that allowing such shipments is seriously damaging public infrastructure and the economy.
“It is my firm view that the export of scrap must be banned for a while. That will ensure that there is no market externally for the theft of infrastructure,” Gordhan said during an economics cluster question-and-answer session in parliament on Wednesday...
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