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With core source markets in Europe experiencing weak growth, tourism figures remain fragile. Domestic tourism, which accounts for 72.4% of total trips or visits, could be a boon to the sector given global circumstances, but this segment has also been stifled to some extent in recent times. Indeed, a struggling local economy and...

Long Africa’s leading research and development (R&D) centre, concerns have been raised that investment was stalling and South Africa’s research competitiveness slipping, so the government is expanding R&D capacity. According to a report published in March 2013 by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), a South...

At the tip of the continent, South Africa’s position has long made it a natural trade entrepôt, and is now seeing it become an increasingly important centre for global telecommunications. Rising international connectivity is helping boost the country’s competitiveness as an ICT service exporter.

Ture and functions, with responsibility of making drug-registration decisions. The council was made up of a group of part-time functionaries largely appointed from universities and research institutions, slowing decision-making, as the members met only occasionally.

The MCC received on average 800 applications for licensing a year, but was only able...

Some momentous sporting occasions have come to pass in South Africa in the post-apartheid era, such as the Rugby World Cup won by its hosts in 1995. However, no previous events have been as momentous for the country’s tourism industry as the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a spectacle that attracted over 300,000 visitors directly for the...

The position of South Africa’s smaller farmers remains one of the key issues still facing the country. While the agricultural sector has largely maintained its output and economic value in the last five years, there has been little improvement in integrating smallholders into the wider agricultural value chain. According to the...