SOUTH AFRICA CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR SEEKS TARGETED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AS IT REBUILDS FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC
September 2nd, 2020
The South African clothing and textile sector is looking for action from the country’s government under a clothing, textiles, footwear and leather industry master plan unveiled in July (2020) to help it recover from Covid-19. Manufacturing of clothing and textiles in South Africa was already weak, having been buffeted by cheap exports from China for the past 14 years since the end of the World Trade Organisation’s multifibre agreement in December 2006. The plan had been finessed by the SA department of trade, industry and competition (DTIC) since late 2019 ...
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