# A report by the Localisation Support Fund shows Chinese online retailers made 7.3-billion-rand in South African sales in 2024. CEO Irshaad Kathrada told SABC News that fast fashion giants like Shein and Temu have displaced an estimated eight-thousand local jobs and warns this could rise to 35-thousand. He calls for urgent regulation to curb the impact of offshore retailers:
Chinese e-retailers make sales of R7.3-billion in SA amid job loss concerns [SOUND]
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