Tapiwa Samanga, chief executive of the Production Technologies Association of South Africa (PtSA), is on a mission to build a new generation of skilled employees who can position South Africa’s manufacturing industry on the global stage. For him, manufacturing is not just an economic imperative but a calling: the pathway to jobs, innovation and sustainable growth across the continent. He also has a master’s in business leadership from the Unisa School of Business Leadership and a master’s of law (mining law and policy) from Dundee University in Scotland. “So began my journey in industrial policy and development. He regards tooling as the “mother industry” of manufacturing, producing every product, from automotive parts to mining equipment.