The South Africa Business Council in Minnesota has been working diligently to educate businesses in our region of the USA about business opportunities in an emerging South Africa since 2006. The Council is a private initiative started by Minnesota business people with an affinity for doing business with South Africa. We emphasize the importance of [...]
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Open Letter to Business and Economic Development Leaders in South Africa
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Economic Development · Economy (General) · Education · Energy · Engineering · Interesting Articles · Investing · Manufacturing · Mining · Resources · SA Products · Services · Technology
Award Winning Gautrain Construction Progress
August 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Gauteng is the largest contributor to the South African GDP (more than a third) and is home to 8.8 million South Africans (20% of the SA population). The busiest roads in Africa are connecting the Johannesburg – Pretoria (Tswane) metro areas. Gautrain, which has at times been a controversial option in light of South [...]
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Skills Growth in Africa
January 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Joshua Wanyama , African Path During the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Global Innovation Outlook (GIO) Africa, the company discovered eight critical components that will play an important role in the future of the African continent. These factors were: skills; value chain; infrastructure; wireless; informal economies; women; finance; and nongovernmental organizations. IT training for kids who live [...]
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