Ebrahim Patel
Ebrahim Patel
Ebrahim Patel is a South African cabinet minister, who hold s the position of Minister of Economic Development...
active measures package trade triple
We need a triple package: trade measures with China, a competitiveness package and an active 'buy local' campaign.
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We can create many local jobs if all retailers were to take advantage of local capacity. We have willing workers and idle industrial capacity.
government local
We now need all government procurement, from municipal to national, to be from local companies.
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The fashion manufacturing sector sustains about 200 000 jobs and is vital to the economies of a number of cities and towns. We believe strong partnerships between design and manufacturing can grow the sector and create jobs.