Infrastructure development has been placed at the heart of South Africa’s new economic transformation plan. For the National Planning Commission, it is seen as a silver bullet that will get the economy moving once again and create jobs in a country that historically suffers from chronic unemployment. However, the response thus far has been muted. It...
Sport has a rich history in Africa, ranging from chariot racing in ancient Egypt to Bambara wrestling in Mali, to the pirogue-racing contests of the Great Lakes. Modern South Africa is no different. Rugby, cricket and football have all developed passionate followings in the country, which in turn has fostered immense commercial opportunities. This...
After several years of successive growth, South Africa’s real estate sector felt the full force of the global economic crisis in 2008. The industry has been no more able to avoid the economic shockwaves than its counterparts around the world. Although the 2010 FIFA World Cup offered some respite, 2011 has seen a downturn and little appetite among...
With plans under way for some of the most sophisticated wireless infrastructure on the continent, a sizeable network backbone, high mobile data usage and encouraging corporate demand, South Africa is bursting with opportunities for growth in information and communications technology (ICT).
The introduction of the latest wireless network technology – long-term evolution (LTE) networks – was a surprisingly delicate issue in South Africa in early 2012. It was expected that spectrum licences for the networks would be awarded before the year’s end, but, even as operators race to increase capacity, implementation complications have delayed...
While the 2010 football FIFA World Cup continues to crop up in conversation across industries in South Africa, it dominates the narrative in the construction sector unlike any other. The event, for which the government invested R28bn ($3.4bn), has become the major reference point for contractors, a peak from which their fortunes rapidly declined. A...
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