Tag: firms
Africa is open for business and is a new frontier for investment
• Africa is among the fastest growing regions in the world and strengthened engagement presents major growth opportunities for trade and investment by South...
Chinese firms urged to invest in SA
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, in his opening address at the 5th South Africa-China Bi-National Commission in Beijing on Monday, called for greater participation by Chinese companies in renewable energy, mining, banking, manufacturing and rail infrastructure in South Africa.
Gallery: Urban splendour in Sandton
A walk along the streets of Sandton’s upmarket corporate district reveals a range of high-rise banks, hotels, firms and living apartments, each boasting the very best in contemporary design. This is one of Johannesburg’s major investment destinations.
SA firms score for innovation
More than half of South Africa's companies engaged in innovative activities between 2002 and 2004 - well above the European average of 42% - according to the first official South African Innovation Survey.
SA firms on Forbes Global 2000
Nineteen South African companies have made it onto this year's prestigious Forbes Global 2000, an international ranking of the size of public companies, making the country Africa's global business leader and outranking, among others, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Norway.
