Gauteng Business 2017-18 edition
Gauteng Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful annual journal, that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province. Special features for 2017/18 include a focus on major new developments in the region’s metros, complemented by detailed overviews of the main economic sectors in South Africa’s most important provincial economy.
Gauteng Business 2017/18 is the ninth edition of this highly successful annual journal, that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province. Special features for 2017/18 include a focus on major new developments in the region’s metros, complemented by detailed overviews of the main economic sectors in South Africa’s most important provincial economy.
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SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
South African economy at a glance<br />
Insight into the performance of the South African economy is provided through these<br />
graphical representations of key statistics.<br />
ZIMBABWE<br />
NAMIBIA<br />
BOTSWANA<br />
Limpopo<br />
0.9% (7.1%)<br />
MOZAMBIQUE<br />
North West<br />
-3.6% (6.5%)<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong><br />
2.1%<br />
(34.3%)<br />
Mpumalanga<br />
2.7%<br />
(7.5%)<br />
SWAZI-<br />
LAND<br />
Northern Cape<br />
2.8% (2.1%)<br />
Free State<br />
1.8%<br />
(5%)<br />
LESOTHO<br />
KwaZulu-<br />
Natal<br />
2.3%<br />
(16.1%)<br />
Western Cape<br />
2.0% (13.6%)<br />
Eastern Cape<br />
1.0% (7.6%)<br />
SA GDP: Percentage of growth per province (2014) and percentage<br />
contribution to national GDP (figures in brackets).<br />
SOURCE: STATS SA WWW.STATSSA.GOV.ZA<br />
PROVINCE CAPITAL PREMIER POPULATION (2015) AREA GRP BILLION RAND<br />
Eastern Cape Bhisho<br />
Phumulo<br />
Masualle<br />
6 916 200 168 966km 2 R289.9<br />
Free State Bloemfontein<br />
Elias Sekgobelo<br />
"Ace" Magashule<br />
2 817 900 129 825km 2 R<strong>18</strong>9.1<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> Johannesburg David Makhura 13 200 300 <strong>18</strong> 178km 2 R1 305.6<br />
KwaZulu-<br />
Natal<br />
Pietermaritzburg Willies Mchunu 10 919 100 94 361km 2 R610.1<br />
Limpopo Polokwane<br />
Stanley<br />
Mathabatha<br />
5 726 800 125 754km 2 R271.5<br />
Mpumalanga Mbombela David Mabuza 4 283 900 76 495km 2 R284.2<br />
North West Mahikeng<br />
Supra<br />
Mahumapelo<br />
3 707 000 104 882km 2 R249.5<br />
Northern Cape Kimberley Sylvia Lucas 1 <strong>18</strong>5 600 372 889km 2 R79.9<br />
Western Cape Cape Town Helen Zille 6 200 100 129 462km ² R5<strong>18</strong>.1<br />
Snapshot of South Africa’s provinces<br />
SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATION’S SOUTH AFRICA SURVEY 2016 AS REPORTED ON BUSINESSTECH.CO.ZA<br />
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