Tyre-maker Goodyear is to lay off 400 workers at its Port Elizabeth plant in South Africa this week. According to local reports, the decision by Goodyear - which has a workforce in South Africa of around 2,000 - is part of a restructuring programme.
Slack border controls on cut-price tyre imports are reported to be making both
general economic and marketing conditions for tyre manufacturers difficult within
the country.
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