Opinion

Localisation’s gone loco — time to pull up our panties

16 May 2021 - 00:00 By peter bruce

In what parallel universe do panty girdles, miniskirts and dry dog food coexist? Fortunately, I am here to tell you. They all belong to a 1,000-item wish list the department of small business has compiled, of things in which SA must become self-sufficient. Production of these must be localised and imports of them must be prevented...

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