Manufacturing & Industrial Assembly
Selebi-Phikwe retains a strong industrial legacy, supported by a skilled workforce, established infrastructure, and a strategic logistics position linking South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. These advantages position the region well for assembly-led industrial development and for integration into continental value chains as a supplier hub.
Opportunities
Investors are invited to explore the following high-potential manufacturing sub-sectors:
- Agro-Chemicals: Leverage agricultural activity in the region to produce fertilizers and pesticides locally.
- Pharmaceuticals: Address regional demand for affordable and accessible medical products.
- Metal Beneficiation: Add value to locally available metals through refining and fabrication.
- Food Processing: Capitalize on agro-production to process and package food products.
- Plastic Beneficiation: Convert raw plastics into finished or semi-finished products.
- Packaging Industries: Meet the increasing need for modern and eco-friendly packaging solutions.
- ICT and Electronics Manufacturing: Tap into digital transformation by assembling or manufacturing ICT hardware.
Useful Links
The following are some of our stakeholders that you may need at this stage of your investment journey in our region:
- Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship
- Botswana Bureau of Standards
- Botswana Investment and Trade Centre
- Botswana Development Corporation
- Special Economic Zones Authority
- Botswana Trade Commission
- Botswana Power Corporation
- Water Utilities Corporation
- Botswana Unified Revenue Services
- Selebi Phikwe Town Council
- Southern African Customs Union