South Africa has long served as the “gateway to Africa”, and while recent years have seen other economies in the regional make up ground, it remains one of the most accessible, dynamic and well-regulated entry points to the continent’s roughly 1bn consumers. The country boasts a wide range of climates and landscapes, from arid semi-desert in Karoo to jagged Alpine landscapes in Ukhahlamba...
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OBG introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in South Africa, in partnership with DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. OBG talks to Brent Williams, CEO, DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, on the African investment climate.
In conjunction with SizweNtsalubaGobodo, OBG explores the taxation system, examining South Africa’s investor-friendly environment. OBG talks to Kemp Munnik, head of taxation services at SizweNtsalubaGobodo, on relevant regulations for investors.
Access to free medical treatment is a constitutional right in South Africa, but though the government has devoted at least 12% of its budget to health care annually since 2010, the Department of Health (DoH) itself has characterised the system as “inequitable, with the privileged few having disproportionate access to health services”. Expenditure is split fairly evenly between the public and...
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