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Articles & Analysis | Sasol: Integrated oil & gas from The Report: South Africa 2013

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 Sasol is an integrated oil and gas company with substantial chemical interests, headquartered in South Africa, where it has a leading 35% share of the country’s liquid fuels...

The most advanced on the continent, South Africa’s retail sector encompasses the spectrum of mercantile activity – from large chains with a multinational footprint to the informal spaza shops that provide household items to their neighbourhoods. The sector has grown rapidly...

Articles & Analysis | Nedbank: Banking from The Report: South Africa 2013

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Nedbank is the fourth-largest bank in South Africa, by asset size, providing wholesale and retail banking services, insurance and asset management. Nedbank’s headquarters are in Sandton, Johannesburg and it has branches and representative...

As the continent’s most developed insurance sector, South Africa’s insurance market accounts for some 52% of African non-life premiums. It presents fundamentals for significant growth in coming years, with insurance penetration of some 12.9%, according to global accountancy PwC. The domestic life and non-life segments rank 13th and 19th in size...

Industrial activity plays a central role in the South African economy, accounting for around 31.6% of GDP in 2011, and employing a large portion of the population in labour-intensive processes. The nation’s comparatively well-established legal framework and well-developed infrastructure have enabled it to become Africa’s...

The endorsement of the National Development Plan (NDP) by the ruling African National Congress’s (ANC) Mangaung policy conference in December 2012 was an encouraging sign for South Africa’s private sector. Further, the election of one of the NDP’s chief architects, billionaire businessman Cyril Ramaphosa, as deputy president of the ANC reflected...

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