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November 20, 2018
Silly season sales should be channelled into local products

Last week, we officially launched ourĀ Festive Season Buy Local Campaign, an annual focus on consumer spending over the silly season. Every year between November and January, South Africa experiences a […]

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November 6, 2018
SA furniture sector need

Last week was not a great one for the South African economy. Latest unemployment statistics once again were more than 27 percent. The SA Revenue Service announced a R2.9 billion […]

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October 9, 2018
OPINION: Proudly SA to play its part in war against unemployment

Exactly 20 years ago, the late former president Nelson Mandela convened the first Presidential Jobs Summit. One of its recommendations was the establishment of a buy local campaign to promote […]

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September 25, 2018
OPINION: Local viewing, listening should be a national choice

Last week we delved into the world of the cultural and creative industries (CCI) in the most recent in our series of sector specific forums (coming after successful events for […]

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September 18, 2018
OPINION: Let’s take a leaf from Trump’s book, boost manufacturing

It’s hard to know what to make of Donald Trump’s presidency. It may only become apparent if his trade policies are good or bad for the US long after he’s […]

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September 12, 2018
KZN initiative of excellence does our country proud

Last week we travelled with our ‘cousins’ Brand South Africa and Tourism South Africa to KwaZulu-Natal, celebrating investment into our economy, heritage and tourism. Our two-day trip started with a […]

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September 4, 2018
Pre-election spending actions of our leaders will reveal a lot

JOHANNESBURGĀ – Electioneering seems to be a permanent state of mind in South Africa. As soon as one cycle is over, the next starts, whether it’s at municipal, provincial or national […]

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August 8, 2018
Keep money circulating locally to uplift society

JOHANNESBURGĀ – In 2007, the word Locavore was voted word of the year by the Oxford American Dictionary, defining someone who only consumes whatever has been grown, produced and supplied locally. […]

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August 7, 2018
Bribery and nepotism are our big job killers

As an organisation whose work is entirely about contributing to job retention and creation, it is disheartening to say the least, and so while we continue to believe that we […]

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