Government Spending Misses Local Manufacturing | Johannesburg News

Billions spent by the government on uniforms and linens are mostly leaving the country—nearly 70% goes overseas, crippling local manufacturing and risking 34,000 jobs. Experts say public procurement can fix this, like it did in South Korea and early Silicon Valley. With health departments as top spenders, new rules must force local content and train inspectors to turn government spending into real homegrown growth. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e603fdb9c674feaf