Industry in South Africa

Steel manufacturing

Retail banking

Software development

Tourism

Heavy industries produce small products, while light industries produce bulk goods.

Heavy industries are located close to the CBD, while light industries are on the outskirts.

Heavy industries produce a lot of air and noise pollution, while light industries produce little or no pollution.

Heavy industries include panel beating and clothes manufacturing, while light industries include iron and steel production.

Wood milling and fruit canning

Software development and research institutions

Dairy products processing and home industries

Iron and steel production

Labour supply

Water supply

Transport

All of the above

Labour supply

Water supply

Energy supply

Over-concentration

Increased export opportunities

Lack of space for further development

Improved air quality

Abundant skilled labour

Over-concentration

Air pollution

Well-developed transport network

Shortage of skilled labour

Expensive road construction

Huge distance to markets

Unreliable electricity supply

Abundant water supply

Primary sector, including agriculture and mining

Secondary sector, including manufacturing and trade

Tertiary sector, including services and tourism

Quaternary sector, including information technology

Unreliable electricity supply

Sufficient railway lines

Heavy taxation and restrictions

Expensive imported goods