South Africa · Industrial Policy Advisory

South Africa · Industrial Policy Advisory

Specialist advisory grounded in policy, implementation, and impact.

Gear for Growth Advisory is a specialist advisory practice focused on industrial policy advisory, development programme monitoring and evaluation, government stakeholder relations, and industrial participation programmes specifically the National Industrial Participation Programme (NIPP). We help organisations move from strategy to implementation by aligning commercial objectives with public policy priorities and development outcomes.

Why clients come to us

  • Specialist NIPP expertise

  • Expertise in localisation programmes

  • Monitoring & evaluation capability

  • Government stakeholder engagement experience

Services

Advisory at the intersection of industrial policy, development impact, and government engagement.

NIPP Advisory

We provide specialist advisory services across the full National Industrial Participation Programme (NIPP) lifecycle, including obligation assessment, fulfilment strategy design, project structuring, implementation support, monitoring, reporting, and regulatory engagement.

Government Stakeholder Relations

We help organisations engage effectively with government departments, regulators, development finance institutions, implementing agencies, and industry bodies. Our approach focuses on building productive relationships, improving stakeholder alignment, and supporting successful project implementation.

Monitoring & Evaluation

We design monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting frameworks that help measure outcomes, demonstrate impact, and strengthen programme performance. Our services include: Monitoring framework design, Baseline and impact assessments, Theory of change development, Performance indicator development, Independent evaluations and Learning and reporting support.

Industrial Policy Advisory

We help organisations understand and respond to evolving industrial policy frameworks, localisation requirements, incentive programmes, sector masterplans, and economic development priorities. Our support enables clients to align investment and growth strategies with government objectives and regulatory expectations.

Why Gear for Growth Advisory

Specialist regulatory knowledge paired with practical execution.

Specialist expertise

We help businesses navigate complex policy environments, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and deliver measurable economic development outcomes.

Regulatory fluency

Experience engaging with compliance requirements, reporting expectations, and industrial-policy realities.

Commercial discipline

Strategies designed to work in the real world, with partner fit, visibility, and delivery in mind.

Trusted guidance

A senior-led advisory approach combining finance, legal and policy capability.

Process

Delivering practical outcomes through structured advisory and implementation support.

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Understand the context

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Develop the strategy

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Support implementation

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Measure outcomes and impact

01

Understand the context

02

Develop the strategy

03

Support implementation

04

Measure outcomes and impact

Team

Senior-led advisory with finance, legal and policy depth.

Director

Fungai Blake

Fungai is a Chartered Accountant and development finance specialist with extensive experience in industrial policy advisory, government funding and incentive programmes, investment facilitation, and National Industrial Participation Programme (NIPP) advisory. She works with businesses to structure commercially viable projects that align with government policy priorities and deliver measurable economic and developmental outcomes. Her experience includes leading professional services teams, advising senior executives and investors, and serving in board and governance roles.

Industrial Policy

Offset advisory

Development Finance

Government Relations

Associate Director

Philisiwe Hlongwa

Attorney and policy advisory specialising in governance, regulatory frameworks, development programme implementation, stakeholder engagement, and industrial policy. Philisiwe supports organisations in navigating complex regulatory environments and translating policy objectives into practical, measurable outcomes.

Government Relations

Regulatory Advisory

Development Programmes

Governance

Insights

Bridging Policy and Practice

  • Why pharma can no longer sit outside South Africa’s industrial policy debate

    Articles, Strategy

Contact

Need policy, M&E or NIPP support?