In 1994, as the Mandela government came to power, Motsepe left the law firm and struck out on his own, hoping to build a business contracting low-level labor like sweeping, where workers use brooms to glean gold dust from the rock surface after industrial mining crews have done their work.

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The index fell a staggering 6.9 points to 53.5, a level narrowly above 50, the demarcation between a growing and contracting manufacturing sector.

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But there is more to do, and that is why the Administration issued guidance today to agencies to drive even better coordination of contracting to ensure that we can take strategic sourcing in the government to the next level.

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