Sandton: Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition John Steenhuisen will address the opening of the Manufacturing Indaba at the Sandton Convention Centre on Tuesday. The event serves as an annual exhibition platform for businesses of all sizes, from industry giants to emerging entrepreneurs, providing them an opportunity to showcase their products, technologies, and innovations to a targeted audience.
According to South African Government News Agency, the exhibition aims to promote Africa's reindustrialisation by bringing together business leaders, policymakers, and investors. The event, held under the theme 'Made in Africa for Africa: Get South African and African Production onto shelves and into global value chains,' is designed to strengthen economic development, create employment, and promote local production.
The Manufacturing Indaba is dedicated to advancing Africa's industrialisation and reindustrialisation by promoting local manufacturing, value-added production, and economic growth. It convenes manufacturers, investors, policymakers, technology providers, logistics companies, financiers, and industrial leaders to discuss strategies for competitiveness, sustainability, and innovation.
The department highlighted that the Manufacturing Indaba 2026 represents a key opportunity to connect, learn, and drive Africa's manufacturing future through innovation, trade, and industrial transformation.