Government has named the "first wave" of products that will require a minimum level of local content in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, which came into effect on Wednesday.
The list of designated products include power pylons, rolling stock, buses, canned vegetables, clothing, textiles, footwear, leather products and set-top boxes and comes against the background of the recently unveiled ‘Local Procurement Accord’, which commits business, labour and government to increase local procurement.