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HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS A unique guide to business and investment in South Africa.
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elcome to the fourth edition of South African Business. First published in 2011, the publication has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to South Africa, with an audited and certified distribution that has grown from 15 000 copies to 20 000 printed copies. This publication is supported by a wellread e-book edition hosted on www.southafricanbusiness.co.za. In addition to an up-to-date economic overview of the country, analyses of the main industrial sectors, plus profiles of the nine provincial economies, this edition of South African Business includes special features on key topical issues such as skills development and education, waste management and recycling, and renewable energy; as well as interviews with leading figures from business and government, including Hermann Erdmann (CEO of Redisa), Kutoane Kutoane (CEO of ECIC), Tim Harris (CEO of Wesgro) and Sean Johnson (Manager: Unconventional Resource Evaluation at the Petroleum Agency of South Africa). South African Business is complemented by nine well-established regional publications, recognised as the leading business and investment guides to each province. These unique titles are supported by nine monthly regional e-newsletters with a combined reach of over 40 000, and the e-book editions can also be viewed on their respective websites: Western Cape Business | www.westerncapebusiness.co.za Gauteng Business Guide | www.gautengbusinessguide.co.za Limpopo Business | www.limpopobusiness.co.za KwaZulu-Natal Business | www.kwazulunatalbusiness.co.za Eastern Cape Business | www.easterncapebusiness.co.za North West Business | www.northwestbusiness.co.za Mpumalanga Business | www.mpumalangabusiness.co.za Free State Business | www.freestatebusiness.co.za Northern Cape Business | www.northerncapebusiness.co.za Global Africa Network thanks the dedicated sales team and the professional and committed writers, editors and designers who worked so hard to produce this edition of South African Business.
Area (sq kms)
Land - RSA Mainland
1,220,000
Sea - EEZ of RSA Mainland & Prince Edward Islands
1,540,000
NEW EXTENDED CONTINENTAL SHELF 4
1. West Coast 2. East and South Coast
45,000 1,075,000
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