SA’s localisation debate finds no middle ground
The Free Market Foundation has called on the department of trade, industry and competition to place its localisation master plans on hold because the push for local content requirement policies will only hobble economic recovery over the coming years. Photo: Volksblad
Chris Hattingh, the deputy director at the Free Market Foundation, said enforced localisation stands to undo any potential positive upsides of other reforms.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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