South Africa’s defence industry is financially constrained, but resilient

The role of the South African defence industry (SADI) in the national economy was recently unerscored by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau in a keynote address he delivered at the start of the recent Defence Industry Lekgotla, held at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s International Convention Centre, in Pretoria, from July 20 to 22. “South Africa’s defence industry is not a niche sector standing apart from our industrialisation programme,” he highlighted. “It is one of its most advanced expressions. It sits at the frontier of manufacturing precision, systems engineering and technology sovereignty.”

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