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Market Opportunity
South Africa is a vast country
covering 1,223,000 square kilometers.
It is equivalent in size to Germany,
France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands
combined. It is the world's largest
producer of:
- Gold;
- Platinum;
- Vanadium;
- Chromium;
- Manganese; and
- Alumino-silicates
South Africa as an investment host
country offers a policy of openness
which promotes Direct Foreign Investment
(DFI). It is also favourable to
enacting investment legislation,
Industrial Development Zone legislation
and making Investment incentives
available.
Each of our nine provinces have
their unique strengths to offer
you specific investment sector opportunities.
Quick overviews of these opportunities
by province are listed below:
GAUTENG
- Mining;
- Information and Communication Technology;
- High technology industries;
- Research and Development;
- Business services;
- Financial services;
- Auto assembly and components;
- Food Processing;
- Beverages;
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals;
- Machinery and appliances; and
- Tourism (leisure and business)
EASTERN CAPE
- Agriculture and Forestry;
- Aquaculture;
- Tea production;
- Ostrich farming and related products;
- Automotive Assembly and Components;
- Pharmaceuticals (generic and high volume); and
- Mohair Apparel
WESTERN CAPE
- Fishing;
- Agro-processing;
- Biotechnology;
- Petrochemicals; and
- Information and Communication Technology
MPUMALANGA
- Mining (coal);
- Agro-forestry;
- Wood, Wood Products and Furniture;
- Food Processing;
- Horticulture;
- Petrochemicals;
- Tourism; and
- Sugar
KWAZULU NATAL
- Aluminium production and conversion;
- Automotive and Components;
- Petrochemicals;
- Engineering and Metal Works;
- Wood and wood Products;
- Clothing and footwear;
- Agro-processing;
- Textiles, paper and paper products;
- Sugar; and
- Tourism
NORTHWEST
- Mining;
- Dimension Stone;
- Leather Tanning and finishing;
- Meat Products; and
- Tourism
THE FREE STATE
- Mining;
- Gold beneficiation Alternate/Eco-tourism;
- Petrochemicals;
- Farm Equipment and Machinery; and
- Agro-processing
NORTHERN CAPE
- Agro-processing;
- Tourism: Historical and Cultural;
- Tourism: Hotels and Resorts; and
- Tourism: Game Lodges/Eco-tourism
LIMPOPO
- Tourism: Game Lodges and Nature Reserves;
- Granite Mining, Cutting and Polishing;
- Hotels and Resorts; and
- Sub-tropical fruits
South Africa is the engine of growth in Southern Africa and with its new global focus,
strategic geographical location and world class infrastructure assets, it presents a highly
competitive investment location.
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