BUYING LOCAL
BY CHARNDRÉ EMMA KIPPIE
THINK LOCAL! Supporting local is more important than you think.
Uplifting small local businesses could grow the economy by R200-billion President Ramaphosa’s
consumers opting to purchase
SONA 2021 took place Thursday,
potentially contribute an estimated
R200-billion target
11 February 2021, and during his
address of the country’s finances
and manufacturing sector, President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised that our economy could see major
recovery come about if citizens
continuously choose to make more
local purchases, decreasing the need for imports.
“The second priority intervention of the Recovery Plan is to support a
authentic South African goods, could
– Edible oils
the masses, voiced strategic plans
– Fruit concentrates
deemed an ambitious dreamer by to lower the level of the country’s imports by 20% over the next five
years. South African Leadership has
their focus on revitalising the country’s manufacturing sector, with numerous
– Personal protective equipment (PPE) – Steel products made in South Africa – Green economy inputs
– South African-made sugar SA businesses making waves -
once again.
CORICRAFT -
exports ‘globally competitive’
globally competitive. This will
economy, potentially returning more
by the private sector.
– Locally–produced furniture
plans set out to make South Africa’s
“If we achieve our target, we will
encourage greater investment
SONA speech. These products include:
R200-billion to the fiscus. Ramaphosa,
massive increase in local production and to make South African exports
seven specific products as part of his
significantly expand our productive than R200-billion to the country’s annual output. These efforts are
supported by robust manufacturing
local produce to consider TAPESTRY HOME BRANDS
Coricraft is enthusiastic about
producing and selling high-quality,
budget-friendly furniture, and boasts an incredible range of modern and traditional homeware styles.
support programmes”, he concluded.
The company is well-known for
business, and organised labour to
Local products to look out for
versatile couches. Coricraft designs
Ramaphosa went on to encourage
indicated that there are a total of 42
Key to this plan is a renewed
commitment from the government, buy local”, said Ramaphosa. President the public to buy products that
are produced right here, inside our borders. Ramaphosa urges that a positive change in mindset, with
President Ramaphosa has since
products that will be encouraged for local purchase, and these will
be made public knowledge in due course. However, he emphasised
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their wooden furniture pieces and
and produces home furniture with the aim of manufacturing pieces
that consumers can proudly add
to their homes. Coricraft are famous for their exceptional quality leather couches, in various finishes. Each
