Question NW774 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether, taking into account the need to catalyse local economies to create jobs during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, she has considered introducing legislative changes to compel municipalities and municipal-owned entities to procure the majority of their goods and services from local suppliers, in order to boost local economic development; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?