South Africa must incentivise technology investment to keep local manufacturing competitive
Daily Maverick | 28.07.2026 22:34
South Africa’s manufacturing capabilities and output have been under strain for at least the past decade, and the pressure has intensified more recently due to an intersection of global forces: rapid advancements in automation, digitalisation and artificial intelligence driving greater manufacturing efficiency, the ticking clock of the need to shift to low-carbon manufacturing, the rise of cheaper yet high-quality Asian-manufactured imports into the local market.
