Govt seeks to break impasse with SA retailers
Friday, October 14, 2016
Mbaakanyi
According to the Trade Act of 2003, businesses such as; auctioneers, car wash, cleaning services, curio shop, fresh produce, general clothing, general dealer and hairdresser are exclusively reserved for citizens.
Chief commercial officer for the citizen economic empowerment (CEE), Banusi Mbaakanyi said mall developers have been complaining that there are no local companies that are capable of supplying malls.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...