Economic growth | 60% locally-made shoes by 2030

DURBAN - The Trade and Industry Department has bold plans for the clothing and textile sector.

That includes 60 percent of all shoes in the country being made in South Africa.

To make that happen, the department has helped revamp a shoe factory in KwaZulu-Natal.

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The department plans to build four more factories before the end of 2023.

The clothing and textile industry accounts for 14 percent of manufacturing in the country, which translates to over 60,000 jobs.

In Cape Town, over 28,000 people have been hired whilst in Durban about 25 firms supply jobs.

* eNCA's Nqobile Madlala reports.