Reforms key to unlocking manufacturing industry growth

Stifled: The manufacturing industry has been stagnant for many years
Stifled: The manufacturing industry has been stagnant for many years

The Principal industrial officer in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Barry Mabena says administrative and regulatory barriers should be removed if there is to be growth in the manufacturing sector.

The sector is said to be the vehicle towards rapid sustainable economic growth.

Speaking at a Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) workshop held to establish manufacturing sector committees, Mabena said there is need for the introduction of a globally competitive regulatory framework and improvement of government bureaucratic processes.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

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...

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