South African Business 2018 edition
Welcome to the sixth edition of the South African Business journal. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za. Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties. South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. The e-book editions can be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties. South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. Visit www.globalafricanetwork.com for more business and investment news, opportunities and events.
Welcome to the sixth edition of the South African Business journal. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za.
Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties.
South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. The e-book editions can be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com.
First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, supported by an e-book edition at www.southafricanbusiness.co.za
Regular pages cover all the main economic sectors of the South African economy and give a snapshot of each of the country’s provincial economies. Feature articles on topical issues such as sustainability and African trade provide unique insights, together with an interview with the newly elected chairman of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, Mr Thomas Schaefer. Another special feature focusses on an exciting project to transform South Africa’s small harbours and coastal properties.
South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces. Visit www.globalafricanetwork.com for more business and investment news, opportunities and events.
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A REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE<br />
NORTHERN CAPE<br />
The Northern Cape is rich in resources. A new zinc<br />
mine project at Gamsberg is attracting large<br />
amounts of foreign direct investment, as are<br />
several solar farms. The province’s huge iron ore<br />
mines remain profitable. The prospect of a Special<br />
Economic Zone at Upington could boost the manufacturing<br />
sector, especially with regard to renewable<br />
energy components.<br />
The Northern Cape is the largest of <strong>South</strong> Africa’s<br />
provinces but has the smallest population. The<br />
Orange River is a green lung that runs through the<br />
province, providing water for grape-growers and<br />
other irrigation projects, power through hydropower<br />
and great opportunities for tourism activities<br />
like river rafting. Despite the vast distances, the<br />
province enjoys good infrastructure and the ironore<br />
export rail line that runs from Sishen to the coast is<br />
a technical marvel.<br />
The Northern Cape Province is connected to<br />
Namibia via the Kalahari and the Orange River Basin<br />
Corridors, strengthening trade and transport linkages<br />
between the two countries.<br />
The province has many tourist attractions, including<br />
its 4X4 trails, unique vegetation and the Kgalagadi<br />
Transfrontier Park, which is famous for its lions. The<br />
Augrabies Falls and the Orange River are very popular.<br />
The vast open spaces of the Karoo have attracted<br />
one of the great scientific projects of the age, the<br />
Square Kilometre Array radio telescope. An international<br />
collaboration, the SKA is sponsoring mathematics<br />
and science teachers in the Northern Cape<br />
and creating great excitement for science.<br />
The small eastern portion of the Northern Cape<br />
Province bordering the Free State is known as<br />
the Diamond Fields. Kimberley, which is also the<br />
capital of the Northern Cape and the location of the<br />
Kimberley Big Hole, is at the heart of the province’s<br />
diamond fields.<br />
The province’s first university, Sol Plaatje, has<br />
been launched. The university is merging technikon<br />
courses with traditional university degrees in one<br />
department.<br />
Key sectors<br />
Wool, mohair, karakul, Karoo lamb, venison, ostrich<br />
meat and leather are produced throughout the province.<br />
The province is second only to the Eastern Cape<br />
in terms of the number of sheep farmed and it is the<br />
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