Information on Industry Sectors

You can obtain information on business and industrial sectors both provincially and nationally through a variety of state departments and public entities.

Wesgro has undertaken detailed background studies on numerous sectors in the Western Cape and has also produced easy-to-read fact sheets based on these reports.

The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa's sectoral strategic business units also provide information on and assistance to the following sectors:

• agro-industries
• chemicals
• empowerment
• entrepreneurial mining and jewellery
• international finance
• metals, transport & machinery
• southern african development community
• techno-industries
• textiles, clothing, leather & footwear
• tourism
• wholesale finance
• wood, paper & other
• media & motion pictures.

Trade and Investment South Africa provides information on the agro-processing sector, the automotive sector, the information & communication technology sector and the textile & clothing sector.

As part of their business support services, the Business Referral and Information Network (BRAIN) supplies information on a vast number of sectors.