{"id":90534,"date":"2017-03-31T19:30:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T17:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/minister-davies-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-the-buy-local-summit-in-gauteng\/"},"modified":"2017-03-31T19:30:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T17:30:48","slug":"minister-davies-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-the-buy-local-summit-in-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/minister-davies-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-the-buy-local-summit-in-gauteng\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Davies to deliver keynote address at the buy local summit in Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"

APO News from Africa:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minister Davies to deliver keynote address at the buy local summit in Gauteng<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies will deliver a keynote address on the second day of the 6th<\/sup> Proudly South African Buy Local Summit, that will be hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre from 3-4 April 2017.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

According to Davies, the South African government has recognised promoting locally produced goods, as a stimulus for growth in the domestic manufacturing sector and job creation, and has developed and implemented a number of strategies to assist the local manufacturing industry with a renewed drive towards local procurement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“The manufacturing sector has the highest economic and employment multipliers than any sector. Therefore, it plays a critical and indispensable role as a driver of innovation and productivity growth. It should increasingly provide the capital goods and equipment inputs required for the infrastructure which is central to the country’s growth strategy while, more generally, ‘feeding’ locally manufactured inputs,” says Davies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

He adds that the buy local message is an on-going call to action, to the entire country, from government to private companies, small and medium enterprises, big business, as well as ordinary consumers.<\/p>\n

“Underlining all our efforts is the realisation that the growth of our economy has a direct impact on job stimulation as a result of making buy local choices at all levels. By buying locally grown, produced or manufactured goods or services, businesses grow, thereby stimulating economic growth and sustainable job creation,” says Davies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Furthermore, he adds that strong persuasive initiatives are required to secure greater private sector support for local manufacturing, a contribution that large companies in particular are well-placed to make, given their significant procurement spend. Davies says it also includes providing further support for Broad-Based -Black Economic Empowerment (BBB-EE), and better alignment between BBB-EE and industrial development objectives.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“A sustained strategy to secure compliance with existing public procurement policies and supplier development and sourcing measures, with the overall aim of supporting the manufacturing sector to raise domestic production and grow employment should be the end result of all government efforts,” adds Davies.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO on behalf of The Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Government on Track to Pay Social Grants<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The Department of Social Development wishes to remind South Africans especially beneficiaries of social grants that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is on track with their payment of social grants. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini instructed SASSA to open the file to pay social grants at 11am today (31 March 2017). A limited number of messages were sent to beneficiaries notifying them that their April social grant was available for withdrawal. Within an hour of notification more than twenty five thousand (25 000) beneficiaries had withdrawn their money at ATMs around the country. At 16:00 six hundred and fifty thousand (650 000) beneficiaries had withdrawn their grants. As recipients of social grants are aware, payments are made at various channels including merchants, points of sale, banks, ATMs and Sassa cash pay points.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As part of her oversight role, Minister Dlamini will tomorrow, 1 April 2017 be visiting merchants in Burgersfort, Limpopo Province. Minister Dlamini will also be engaging beneficiaries to obtain feedback on the payment process. The Minister will start at 9am the Unitrade Factory Shop, Shop 6 Khadima Centre, Main Street in Burgersfort. Teams of managers will also be deployed around the country to provide assistance at the busiest merchants and paypoints. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MEASURES IN PLACE AS OF APRIL 1, 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n