New research urges South Africans to buy local
Research on SA’s manufacturing sector backs the country’s long-running Buy Local campaign
19 October 2022 - 18:40
A report into SA’s manufacturing sector has reaffirmed what the Proudly SA campaign has said for more than two decades — buy local to create jobs and grow the economy.
It underscores that the SA consumer has the power and capacity to turn around and grow the economy by “buying local”. While this demands that local manufacturers produce competitive quality, consumers need to take pride in locally produced products and accept that local items may cost more until increased turnover brings down prices...
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