She was speaking during the official opening of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator at the Sekhukhune Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in Motetema, Limpopo province, on Sunday.

The centre was established to foster entrepreneurship.

Ndabeni says such centres should produce more skilled artisans to promote the manufacture of goods locally.

She says, “There is one thing that always pains me when we talk about the artisans, especially welders and carpenters. In front of me, there are cameras and they have different stands, as you can see. And all of these stands are not made here in South Africa. We have welders, so what is different from welding them? This is what we must begin to think about when we think of the market. What do people use every day?”

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