SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT WARNS BIG RETAILERS OVER ASIAN CLOTHING IMPORTS
September 1st, 2006
BY STEVEN SWINDELLS, in Johannesburg
SOUTH African retailers have been warned by their government that they could be guilty of "treason" if they try to get around quotas placed on Chinese clothing and textile imports.
The bizarre and disconcerting warning from Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka came after leading retailers warned that an imminent cap on Chinese textile imports would force them to import alternative supplies from other foreign producers - including those in Vietnam, Bangladesh and eastern Europe - whose goods are cheaper than ...
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