SOUTH AFRICA YOUR GATEWAY INTO AFRICA

Area :

1,219, 090km2 44,8 million R1 = 100 cents GMT + 2 hrs President Thabo Mbeki English US $ 213 billion

Population : Currency : Time : Head of the State : Business language : Total GDP 2005 :

GDP per capita (PPP):

Real GDP Growth :

US $ 12 100
4.8%

OUR LOCATION

STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHIC POSITION TO GLOBAL SHIPPING ROUTES

 6% OF AFRICAS POPULATION

18% OF AFRICAS GDP 45% OF AFRICAS MINERAL PRODUCTION 50% OF AFRICAS PURCHASING POWER DYNAMIC FORCE IN SADC
DRIVING FORCE BEHIND NEPAD

 PROGRESSIVE LEGAL FRAME WORK

FINANCIAL SYSTEM ROBUST AND WELL REGULATED WORLDS 17TH LARGEST STOCK EXCHANGE (JSE) SA FUTURES EXCHANGE (SAFEX) SA BOND EXCHANGE (BESA)
Johannesburg Securities Exchange

Roads & Rail Extensive road and rail network across South Africa which connects with Sub-Saharan African region
Ports Strategic ports are located in Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Richards Bay, and Saldanha Bay. Together these handle over 13,000 vessels and 188 million tons cargo a year. Airports Approximately 148 licensed airports/ aerodromes 9 major airports 20 scheduled domestic airlines licensed to provide air services

99.8% digital, optic fiber based, 120gbps to us

Network

Global connectivity, 3 submarine cables, satellite earth stations Direct dialing 235 countries, VOIP technology

Digital transmission speeds of 120 mbps to 155mbps

Broadband infrastructure

Convergence of voice, data, e-commerce and web services High capacity technology and broadband wireless Space stream and satellite networking technology

Reliability

Up to 99% up-time for end to end domestic fiber networks

South Africa offers telecommunications infrastructure with world-class connectivity and uptime

26 Quarters of consecutive growth Consumer and Business confidence at 25 year highs Inflation and interest rates are at 25 year lows 2004-2005: 300 000 new jobs created (formal sector)

FDI into SA increased eightfold to around $8bn

Ranked 42nd on World Competitiveness Report 19 SA Companies ranked on Fortunes Global 2000
South Africa is poised on the edge of Greatness .it is a great place to do business because of its political stability: the country has a modern economic policy which is in tune with global imperatives Peter Hain , British Minister for Africa

Country

Moody's Sovereign LongTerm Debt Rating Foreign Currency (2004/5)

S&P's Sovereign LongTerm Debt Rating Foreign Currency (2004/5)

Rating Poland Mexico South Africa Thailand Philippines India Turkey Brazil A2 Baa2 Baa1 Baa1 Ba2 Baa3 B1 B2

Rating BBB+ BBBBBB+ BBB BB BB B+ B+

 INCREASED GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION

INCREASED FOREIGN PURCHASES OF SA EQUITIES CONSTRUCTION BOOM NEW PROJECTS WORTH R4 BILLION
GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS R 370 BILLION

SAs financial stability ratios are all good. But SAs most important feature,
which other emerging markets dont have is its safeguards in the form of sound company law and strict stock exchange rules and regulations. John Gnodde Chief Executive , Brait Private Equity.,

 BARCLAYS:

R33 BILLION (Financial sector) R 21 BILLION (Telecommunication) R 4.4 BILLION (Mining) R 1.2 BILLION ( Telecommunication) R 200 MILLION ( BPO/ CALL CENTERS) R 1 BILLION (Tourism)

VODAFONE: BHP BILLITON: VSNL/ TATA: TALK TALK (UK):

IFA HOTELS & RESORTS: MAN FERROSTAAL:

R 1.8 BILLION (MINING)

AUTOMOTIVES The leading manufacturing sector in South Africa. Comprising 6.6% of GDP and 84% of Africas vehicle production. All major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are represented in South Africa. Mercedes-Benz C class RHD, BMW 3-Series, Toyota Corolla, Ford engines and VW Golf/ Jetta are built in South Africa. Contract to build Hummer H3 South Africa is the 3rd largest supplier of catalytic converters to the USA, after Germany and Japan.

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Dubai Burj Al Arab

2010 SOCCER WORLD CUP

 AGRO PROCESSING, BIO FUELS AUTOMOTIVES CHEMICALS AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES ELECTRO TECHNICAL BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING / CALL CENTERS

CLOTHING, TEXTILES, LEATHER AND FOOTWEAR

TOURISM MINING AND METAL INDUSTRIES

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

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