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Despite having the smallest land area of South Africa’s nine provinces at 16,548 sq km, Gauteng is the largest contributor to the national economy, making up onethird of total GDP, at R700bn ($85.33bn) – double the contribution of Kwazulu-Natal (16%) and the Western Cape (14%), the next two largest provinces by GDP.

As other African markets target increased foreign direct investment (FDI), what can Gauteng do to remain a competitive investment destination?

The second half of 2012 witnessed some of the most damaging tensions between organised labour, employers and government in over a decade. With political overtones and tragic loss of life, the success of wildcat (unauthorised) strikes at key mines in 2012 secured well-above-inflation wage increases, spurring protests in other sectors such as...

What complementary traits do Turkey and South Africa share? How can these be leveraged?

When do you anticipate a free trade agreement (FTA) with African regional trading blocs?

What role does Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) play on the world stage and how does South Africa benefit from the association?

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