Amupanda calls for state-owned shoe factory to cut imports – News Stand

Amupanda calls for state-owned shoe factory to cut imports – News Stand

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda has urged the government to set up a state-owned factory to manufacture boots and shoes. He says this will help meet local demand and cut down on imports. In a submission to the Ministry of Trade and Industrialisation last month, Amupanda said Namibia spends hundreds of millions of dollars importing over five million pairs of shoes each year.  He pointed out that sectors such as