PHILIPPA RODSETH: Proposed procurement regulations a body blow to manufacturing
Every organ of state may now decide how to measure economic and industrial development in issuing tenders
28 April 2022 - 14:54
Recent commitments by the government, business and labour to localise production and procurement of goods triggered a multitude of naysayers.
Opponents of localisation include vocal pundits, researchers, free-market ideologues and self-appointed experts. But what you won’t find in their ranks are SA manufacturers, the people whose businesses and industries make the things that make local jobs...
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