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On their own, smaller emerging markets often struggle to achieve the necessary critical mass in their capital markets to support economic growth. Smaller stock exchanges are often insufficient in scale to justify international investors expending resources to track and invest in them. For this reason, the regional integration of exchanges is a...

Born out of a chequered past, a democratic South Africa has unequivocally stated that it is open for business and ready to tackle the challenges it faces. While the rest of the world is still suffering from the impact of the global economic downturn, South Africa has remained relatively isolated due to its highly regulated banks...

Useful information for visitors to South Africa

The South African legal system is a colourful amalgamation of several varied legal systems. Its Roman-Dutch law basis, and its inherent ability to look to other systems for solutions, has made it particularly suitable for South Africa’s diverse society. As noted by Lord Tomlin in a 1934 judgment when he was a judge in the House...

In the most affluent parts of large South African cities, ICT infrastructure is often world-class, with high-bandwidth fibre-optic cables to long-term evolution (LTE) mobile connectivity and a range of service providers. But, reflecting its stark disparities in income and the contrast between urban centres and the less-developed countryside,...

While voice revenues grew in 2012 as operators successfully released attractive packages onto the market, high levels of penetration and limited scope to cut prices further have meant that data services are an increasingly important field of competition in the telecoms sector. Data growth has been impressive in recent years, albeit from a low...