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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Zamo Gwala, CEO, Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal from The Report: South Africa 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Louis van der Watt, CEO, Atterbury Group from The Report: South Africa 2014
Articles & Analysis | Businesses and government share in support of ICT expansion from The Report: South Africa 2014
The ICT sector is growing rapidly in terms of numbers connected, speeds attained and services provided. The industry as a whole is by far the largest and most sophisticated on the continent, contributing around 6% to GDP. Robust growth has benefitted in part from strong government support and high levels of corporate consumption; however, it has also faced challenges...
Articles & Analysis | Durban’s development plans seek to incorporate private investment from The Report: South Africa 2014
As one of South Africa’s three main urban centres, Durban plays a central economic and social role in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). For FY2013, the city posted a GDP growth rate of 2.6%, behind only Johannesburg (2.75%), and well ahead of the national rate of 1.89%. The main sectors contributing to Durban’s economic growth were manufacturing (22%), finance (22%), community...
Articles & Analysis | The province builds on its industrial base from a variety of angles from The Report: South Africa 2014
Renamed KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in 1994 following the merging of Natal province with KwaZulu, KZN is South Africa’s second largest provincial economy, serving as a strategically important base for manufacturing and exports. Also known by its nickname “the garden province”, KZN is a popular domestic tourism destination throughout the year, offering subtropical coastline in...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Senzo Mchunu, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, on the province’s contribution to national development from The Report: South Africa 2014
As one of the most sophisticated African emerging markets, South Africa’s unique combination of highly developed, first-world economic infrastructure and a large emergent market economy has led to a dynamic investment environment. Situated on South Africa’s eastern seaboard is the province of KwaZulu-Natal, which is home to Durban and a strategic port that enjoys direct...