Gauteng Business 2018-19 edition
A unique guide to business and investment in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The 2018/19 edition of Gauteng Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on the concept of the Urban Development Zone which underpins the successful urban growth strategy that is being pursued in the province, and on the importance of airports in regional economic thinking. To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
A unique guide to business and investment in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The 2018/19 edition of Gauteng Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province.
In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, there are special features on the concept of the Urban Development Zone which underpins the successful urban growth strategy that is being pursued in the province, and on the importance of airports in regional economic thinking.
To complement the extensive local, national and international distribution of the print edition, the full content can also be viewed online at www.globalafricanetwork.com under e-books. Updated information on Gauteng is also available through our monthly e-newsletter, which you can subscribe to online, in addition to our complementary business-to-business titles that cover all nine provinces as well as our flagship South African Business title.
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OVERVIEW<br />
Tourism<br />
Heritage is a growth sector.<br />
Heritage tourism is a strong component of the tourism offering<br />
in <strong>Gauteng</strong>. The Cradle of Humankind is a UNESCO World<br />
Heritage Site and attracts thousands of visitors every year to<br />
the interactive visitor’s centre at Maropeng, shown above. The<br />
Sterkfontein Caves have recently revealed astonishing finds, showing the<br />
origins of humanity through artefacts such as the 2.1-million-year-old<br />
skull known as Mrs Ples.<br />
The Origins Centre at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg<br />
is well equipped and provides more fascinating insights into the origins<br />
of mankind through art and science. The Centre hosts superb representations<br />
of Khoi and San rock art.<br />
More recent history relating to the struggle against apartheid centres<br />
on attractions such as the moving exhibitions housed at the Apartheid<br />
Museum and the history of the battle for human rights and democracy<br />
embodied in Constitution Hill. The latter site won National Heritage Site<br />
status in 2017 and application has been made for world heritage status.<br />
Constitution Hill is also a popular site with film crews.<br />
Kliptown in Soweto is the site of the signing of the Freedom Charter.<br />
An urban regeneration project has seen the development of the Walter<br />
Sisulu Square of Dedication. Another site where South Africa’s history is<br />
on display is at Freedom Park, a sprawling complex of museums, open<br />
spaces and memorials on a hillside overlooking Pretoria in Tshwane.<br />
SECTOR INSIGHTS<br />
Constitution Hill has been<br />
declared a National Heritage<br />
Site.<br />
• SADC markets are being<br />
targeted.<br />
Cultural and history tourism are<br />
further catered for by more than<br />
60 other museums and art galleries<br />
in the province. These include<br />
the Ditsong National Museum of<br />
Natural History (Transvaal Museum),<br />
Museum Africa in Johannesburg’s<br />
cultural Newtown precinct, the<br />
South African Military History<br />
Museum and the National Cultural<br />
History Museum.<br />
Craft markets at Rosebank,<br />
Bruma and many other places<br />
draw large numbers of visitors and<br />
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