The UKicon Govt were keen for SA to start manufacture of the Bren at the same time at Enfield but Brunn weren't having any of it. It was the Government Arms factory or nothing! Things changed when the war came but even then, we still continued to pay royalties on Canadian and Aust production as they were acting as sub contractors for the UK Govt.

Don't ask me how Canadaicon/Inglis managed to get around this, but war has a way of moving things slightly faster than usual