South African Business 2020 edition
A unique guide to business and investment in South Africa. Welcome to the eighth 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. 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. A special feature focusses on the huge potential for growth and job creation which the tourism industry holds. The possibilities presented by the age of renewable energy for the mining industry is the topic of another special feature and the CEO of Minerals Council South Africa responds to a set of questions on the state of mining in the country. South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces.
A unique guide to business and investment in South Africa.
Welcome to the eighth 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. 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. A special feature focusses on the huge potential for growth and job creation which the tourism industry holds. The possibilities presented by the age of renewable energy for the mining industry is the topic of another special feature and the CEO of Minerals Council South Africa responds to a set of questions on the state of mining in the country. South African Business is complemented by nine regional publications covering the business and investment environment in each of South Africa’s provinces.
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SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
KwaZulu-Natal<br />
Capital: Pietermaritzburg<br />
Main towns: Durban, Newcastle,<br />
Ballito, Port Shepstone,<br />
Empangeni, Ulundi<br />
Population: 10 919 100 (2015)<br />
Area: 125 755km² (7.7%<br />
of <strong>South</strong> Africa)<br />
Premier:<br />
Sihle Zikalala (ANC)<br />
Key sectors: Chemicals, dissolving<br />
pulp manufacture, sugar, forestry,<br />
automotive, textiles and footwear,<br />
mining, oil and gas, logistics.<br />
Infrastructure: King Shaka<br />
International Airport, Dube TradePort,<br />
Richards Bay Industrial Development<br />
Zone, ports of Richards Bay and<br />
Durban, Albert Luthuli International<br />
Convention Centre Complex.<br />
Notable tourism assets: HluhluweiMfolozi<br />
Park, the Drakensberg<br />
mountains, iSimangilso Wetlands<br />
Park, Durban beaches, <strong>South</strong> Coast,<br />
Zulu cultural heritage, historical<br />
battlefields.<br />
Provincial government website:<br />
www.kznonline.gov.za<br />
Trade and Investment KwaZulu-<br />
Natal: www.tikzn.co.za<br />
Limpopo<br />
Capital: Polokwane<br />
Main towns: Musina,<br />
Ba-Phalabora, Bela-Bela,<br />
Steelpoort, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou<br />
Population: 5 726 800 (2015)<br />
Area: 125 755km² (10.2%<br />
of <strong>South</strong> Africa)<br />
Premier:<br />
Chupu Stanley Mathabatha (ANC)<br />
Key sectors: Mining, agriculture,<br />
tourism, logistics.<br />
Infrastructure: Musina-Makhado<br />
Special Economic Zone, N1<br />
highway and rail network, new<br />
Medupi power station.<br />
Notable tourism assets: Kruger<br />
National Park, Mapungubwe<br />
Heritage Site, Makapans Valley,<br />
Marula Festival, Waterberg<br />
Biosphere.<br />
Provincial government website:<br />
www.limpopo.gov.za<br />
Limpopo Economic<br />
Development Agency:<br />
www.lieda.gov.za<br />
Mpumalanga<br />
Capital: Mbombela<br />
Main towns: Emalahleni,<br />
Middelburg, Sabie, Lydenburg<br />
Population: 4 283 900 (2015)<br />
Area: 76 495km² (6.3%<br />
of <strong>South</strong> Africa)<br />
Premier:<br />
Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane (ANC)<br />
Key sectors: Agriculture, forestry,<br />
mining, steel manufacturing,<br />
petrochemicals, pulp and paper,<br />
power generation, tourism.<br />
Infrastructure: Nkomazi Special<br />
Economic Zone, Mbombela<br />
International Fresh Produce<br />
Market, Maputo Development<br />
Corridor, Kruger Mpumalanga<br />
International Airport.<br />
Notable tourism assets: Kruger<br />
National Park, Blyde River Canyon,<br />
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains<br />
(a UNESCO World Heritage Site).<br />
Provincial government website:<br />
www.mpumalanga.gov.za<br />
Mpumalanga Economic Growth<br />
Agency: www.mega.gov.za<br />
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