Honourable Members,   Government continues its efforts to expand and deepen the domestic market as a driver of inclusive growth.   Government has put measures to revive local industries through supporting domestic production, strengthening supply chains and reducing reliance on imports.   These measures include the implementation of industrial masterplans in key sectors, such as automotive, poultry, furniture, sugar, clothing and textiles, and steel.   Government is supporting the revival of manufacturing capabilities by using state procurement and by engaging with various procuring entities to support procurement of locally manufactured products and services.   According to local content declarations by organs of state, R11.7 billion worth of tenders with previously designated products for local content and production were awarded between July and September 2025.   This Government expenditure supports local manufacturers in value chains spanning from steel products, clothing and textiles and furniture to boats and working vessels, cables, electric transformers and valves.   Government has been assisting the clothing and textile industry through an incentive programme called the Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Growth Programme.   This programme provides a combination of a grant and a loan to support the competitiveness and sustainability of companies related to people, process, product, market and capital equipment.   In the automotive sector, government is in the process of reviewing the Automotive Production and Development Programme.   This aims to realign South Africa’s automotive policy framework with a rapidly evolving global environment driven by the transition to electric vehicles.   The framework will be realigned while ensuring that we preserve our auto manufacturing capabilities as a country.   A central focus is on the fiscal and policy environment to determine whether these mechanisms adequately promote domestic vehicle demand, localisation and green industrial investment.   The review also examines opportunities for mineral beneficiation, recognising South Africa’s rich endowment of critical minerals and their potential to support local battery assembly and broader electric vehicle value-chain development.   Government also supports the agro-processing sector through various initiatives under the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan and the Industrial Policy.   These include incentive programmes such as the Agro-processing Support Scheme, the IDC Agri-Industrial Fund, Land Bank and the Department of Agriculture’s Blended Finance Scheme to promote investment in value-added agricultural production.   Other initiatives include the promotion of local sourcing by major retailers and food manufacturers and support to black industrialists and agro-preneurs in expanding export markets.   We are focused on boosting exports and reducing reliance on raw commodity exports.   The Government’s industrialisation drive seeks to revive and strengthen the manufacturing sector to improve job creation and retention, increased industrial output and enhanced export competitiveness.   #RamaphosaQandA(Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦)