Investment Opportunities
Premier Investment Destinations
Explore world-class industrial zones and special economic zones with attractive incentives for investors.
Agro-Processing
- Fisheries and aquaculture, i.e. freshwater aquaculture and mariculture
- Food processing in the milling and baking industries
- Beverages viz, namely fruit juices, and the local beneficiation, packaging and export of indigenous teas
- High-value natural fibres viz, organic cotton and downstream mohair production
- High-value organic food for the local and export market
- Biofuels production viz, biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas
- Processing of seed oils, tea extracts, including buchu, honeybush, and other oil derivatives
- Diversification/beneficiation of biomass sources, i.e. sugar, maize
Capital / Transport Equipment, Metals & Electrical Machinery
- Basic iron and steel
- Basic precious and non-ferrous metals
- Casting of metals
- Other fabricated metal products; metalwork service activities
- General purpose machinery
- Special purpose machinery
- Tooling manufacturing
- Foundries
- Electric motors, generators and transformers
- Electricity distribution and control apparatus
- Insulated wire and cable
- Accumulators, primary cells and batteries
- White goods and associated components
Textile, Clothing and Leather
- Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles
- Knitted and crocheted fabrics and articles
- Wearing apparel, except fur apparel
- Dressing and dying of fur
- Leather skins and hides beneficiation
Boatbuilding
- Boatbuilding and associated services industry
- Engines and engine systems
- Marine equipment and accessorie
Automotives and Components
- Engines, radiators, filters and components thereof
- Air Conditioners/Climate Control systems
- Alarms and Tracking devices
- Axles, transmission shafts
- Body parts and panels
- Catalytic converters, silencers and exhaust systems
- Seats and parts thereof, seatbelts, leather covers
- Suspension and shock absorbers, springs
- Steering wheels, columns and boxes
- Ignition, starting equipment, gauges and instrument parts
- Lighting equipment
- Wiring harnesses, instrument panels, vehicle interiors
- Advanced robotics
Advanced Manufacturing
- Advanced materials manufacturing viz, Nano-materials
- High-performance materials based on natural resources (advanced bio-composites)
- Composites (intelligent textiles used in medical, building and construction)
- Continuous fibre reinforced thermoform composites
- Biochemical and Biologics for agriculture, industry and health/medical sectors
- Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes due to migration to digital television
Business Process Outsourcing & IT Services
- Call Centres
- Back/Office Processing
- Shared Corporate Services
- Enterprise solutions, e.g. fleet management and asset management
- Legal process outsourcing
Electro-Technical
- Advanced telecommunications
- Software development
- Software and mobile applications
- Smart metering
- Embedded software
- Radio frequency identification
- Process control, measurement and instrumentation
- Security and monitoring solutions
- Financial software
- Manufacturing sensors
- Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes
Consumer Goods
- White goods and associated components
Pulp, Paper and Furniture
- Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture
- Manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
- Manufacture of paper products; publishing, printing and reproduction
- Paper and paper products
- Furniture
Green Economy Industries
- Power generation: Independent power generation, energy infrastructure and alternative energy
- Nuclear Build Programme: joint ventures, consortiums and new companies
- Renewable energy: Onshore wind power, Solar PV and Concentrated Solar Power, Biomass, Small hydro
- Energy-efficiency: Solar water heaters, National Cleaner Production Centre
- Waste Management: Reducing landfill, lowering greenhouse gas emissions