BUSINESS OF BUY LOCAL

PROUDLY SA AWARD IS SPLIT

THE CULMINATION of last week’s

Buy Local Summit & Expo was the announcement of the South African Premier Business Awards winners at a dinner hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry in partnership with Brand SA and Proudly SA. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies gave the keynote address at these, the 6th annual awards, and with 2019 marking 25 years of democracy, he reflected on how far we have come. He pointed out that in the current financial climate where there has been a $200 billion (R2.87 trillion) reduction in foreign direct investment worldwide, South Africa had experienced a 4.5-fold increase in investment, taking figures over the $7bn mark in 2018. Added to that, job numbers in the 4th quarter of 2018 were slightly better and gross domestic product showed a modest growth. So, we are making small gains and the companies that we celebrated are making their own particular contribution. The Proudly SA Award was split between two winners, Jane Massey Trading from the food and beverage sector, and the operators of Proudly SA’s online shopping platform, RSAMade. |