Bongi Gwala speaks to Nicolai Claassen, Director of Industry Statistics at Stats SA (Manufacturing), and Bongani Motsa, Acting Chief Economist at the Minerals Council South Africa (Mining), about how South Africa’s industrial sector closed 2025 with mixed results, as mining recorded modest growth while manufacturing continued its two-year downturn, according to the latest data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

<p>Bongi Gwala speaks to Nicolai Claassen, Director of Industry Statistics at Stats SA (Manufacturing), and Bongani Motsa, Acting Chief Economist at the Minerals Council South Africa (Mining), about how South Africa&rsquo;s industrial sector closed 2025 with mixed results, as mining recorded modest growth while manufacturing continued its two-year downturn, according to the latest data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).</p>

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