By Eustace Mashimbye IN SEPTEMBER, the nation celebrates heritage month, and Heritage Day tomorrow, the identities of South Africans as well as the collective identity of our nation. It is […]

Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Eustace Mashimbye The pharmaceutical sector has been flagged by numerous government initiatives and workstreams as a priority sector for localisation, which means that all public sector entities […]

By Eustace Mashimbye LAST MONTH the latest in the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) series of Sectoral Master Plans was signed, this time for the Steel and Fabricated […]

Eustace Mashimbye WHILE most people are focused entirely on the manifesto promises being made by the many political parties that will be contesting local elections in October (and of course, […]

Survival figures for local SMMEs are concerning for a sector often lauded as being the engine for growth in our economy. Only 37% survive to their 4th year and by […]

As the country’s official buy-local advocacy campaign, Proudly South African has endorsed the premier music awards event in the country. The partnership is in recognition of the longevity and strength […]

Is it just me, or is there a small but growing, noticeable ground swell of support for local homegrown brands coming from some very influential local quarters? There was a […]

Proudly South African, the country’s official buy local advocacy campaign, has for a number of years been working closely with its member companies operating in the poultry and grain sector, […]

Peter Bruce’s article on the dangers to local businesses and consumers of more localisation measures simply does not hold based on its assumption that localisation would push up prices while […]