South Africa is seeing a host of international companies shut down or downsize their local operations.  Last week, Ford, Glencore Plc and ArcelorMittal SA announced plans to cut thousands of jobs in South Africa, dealing a further blow to an economy marred by mass unemployment and slow growth. In August , the Goodyear SA plant in Kariega shut its doors after 78 years of operation, impacting over 900 workers... What should government do when South Africa's backbone industries are dismantled. What does this mean for the many livelihoods impacted by the job cuts and job losses . For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Nelson Machule Maqwazima , National African Federated Chamber of Commerce (NAFCOC) veteran and  Economic Advisor in the Eastern Cape