PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN launched their ‘93 000 Jobs for Mandela Day’ campaign on Saturday, as their contribution to Mandela Day.
The campaign aims to drive job creation through guiding and mobilising the state, the business sector and citizens on how they can assist in creating 93 000 jobs for Mandela from his 93rd to 94th birthday year.
“And how will we do this?”asks Herbert Mkhize, acting CEO of Proudly South African. “Just as we joined hands as a nation to host a successful 2010 FIFA World Cup, so must we join hands as a nation to create jobs for our people in South Africa.
“South African businesses, big and small, can make a start by procuring moreof their daily consumables, products and services locally, while South Africans can start by filling their trolleys with locally manufactured products and goods at their retail stores.
“We would like to also encourage all South Africans to start demanding to see more locally produced products on the shelves in the various retail stores.
“Buying locally means you are helping to create jobs.”
