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In NW, locals barely get micro business look-in as "Chinese Mafia"-funded Bangladeshi, Ethiopians dominate small towns

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Conclusions reached in a report into small town business in the North West province should be sending shock waves through South African society. Officially sanctioned, it is authored by NW University's Prof Ronnie Lotriet and supported by the NW Chamber of Business and SA's Department of Economic Development. The report exposes how around two thirds of these unregistered, tax-evading operations are operated by illegal immigrants and allegedly funded by "the Chinese Mafia". In this podcast Prof Lotriet and the NW Chamber's CEO Andre' Coertzen unpack their findings, urging action from central government to force registration as a starting point to address these dens of iniquity. They spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Oct 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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