South Africa has a significantly developed, established and diversified manufacturing industry sector. Since 1994 the country's manufacturing sector has particularly focused on creating employment opportunities and fostering economic empowerment, along with the objective of advancing economic growth in the country.
South Africa has six major industry sectors that play imporant key roles in the development of the country's manufacturing sector. The industry sectors are Agriculture and Agriprocessing, Automative, Chemicals, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Electronics, Mining and Metallurgy, and, Textiles and Clothing production.