Consumers need to be convinced to buy local products

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 Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says South African consumers are "spoilt for choice" and need to be convinced to buy local products.

Speaking at the Proudly South African Buy Local Summit on the East Rand, he said local businesses should also do their part, by making their products more appealing to South African consumers.

He says people are living in a global village where goods and services no longer recognise foreign borders.

Motlanthe commended Proudly South African for encouraging demand for local products and warned that government efforts to limit this might result in a trade war.