Despite low economic growth and challenges such as infrastructure bottlenecks and energy insecurity, there is guarded optimism about economic revival on the back of policy and regulatory certainty, as well as an improving investment climate.
This is expected to benefit the country’s crucial manufacturing sector, which has faced serious headwinds over the past two decades.
Expansion of manufacturing can catalyse the broader economy, boost exports and create employment.
For their part, manufacturers should continue to focus on what they can control to ensure sustainability and survival, while also focusing on technology and AI to improve efficiencies, as well as implement climate-resilience strategies to secure energy and water supplies.
Collaborative efforts, supported by a conducive policy environment, can help the sector overcome current adversities and reassert itself as the cornerstone of the country’s economic and social growth.
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This article was sponsored by Nedbank Commercial Banking.
