SA's recyclers poised for court if government passes scrap export directive.

The article reports on legal action that the Metal Recycling Association (MRA) may take against South Africa's government if it enforces a directive to curtail ferrous and non-ferrous scrap. It mentions South African Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel's proposal that scrap metal be offered for sale domestically at a discount before it can be exported. The MRA contends that the directive will affect employment in the country.