After Covid19, we must prioritise locals without discriminating against foreign nationals, writes Clarence Kwinana.
On April 24, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni outlined how the R500 billion economic support package announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa would be allocated to deal with the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.Among other issues, Mboweni declared that businesses and industries had to prioritise the employment of South Africans before they could access financial assistance.
This approach was omitted or neglected within the Reconstruction and Development Programme at the dawn of democracy in 1994. Allowing jobseekers into the country instead of their applying from their countries of origin, thus coming to South Africa after the job has been awarded; The absence of processing and refugee centres along the borders that has resulted in undocumented immigrants and economic migrants occupying South Africa’s inner cities to live and conduct business.
Key examples include the Nigerian Enterprise Promotion Decree of 1971, which creates opportunities for Nigerian businesspeople and promotes local retention of profits. The Pakistan Ordinance 2002 stipulates that only Pakistani citizens may own local newspapers. Sectors such as agriculture, health and power generation are subject to a minimum investment of $300 000.
The Labour Relations Act, as amended, also requires that there must be a preponderance of South Africans in every workplace.
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