South Africa: Inspiring New Ways

"South Africa: Inspiring new ways", the new slogan for championing the country locally and internationally, has been approved by the country's Cabinet.   Read more

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South Africa in Massive Freight Rail Drive

South African state transport and logistics company Transnet has announced the details of a R300-billion investment in infrastructure that it says will create over half-a-million new jobs while making its freight rail division the fifth-largest in the world.    Read more

Tourists Flock to South Africa

Over eight-million tourists visited South Africa in 2011 - a 3.3% increase over the 2010 World Cup year that would, if football-specific arrivals were not counted, have amounted to a 7.4% increase over 2010, well ahead of the global average of 4.4% annual growth.    Read more

South African banks go mobile

South Africa already has one of the world's highest mobile banking user rates, and this is set to accelerate, thanks to a 100% mobile phone penetration rate and an innovative banking sector that is pushing hard to reach a large, still unbanked segment of the country's population.   Read more

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South Africa has enormous potential as an investment destination, offering a unique combination of highly developed first world economic infrastructure with a vibrant emerging market economy.

It is also one of the most advanced and productive economies in Africa.

Here are just some of the reasons for doing business in South Africa:

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People

Over 47-million people with a wide variety of cultures, languages and religious beliefs. Welcome to the Rainbow Nation!    Read more

Sustainable development

Development for "people, planet, prosperity" didn't start with the World Summit in South Africa. It didn't end there, either.    Read more

Education

Private and public institutions, government policy, schools and universities, resources, links and more.    Read more

Geography and climate

Two oceans, almost 3,000 kilometres of coastline, and massive geo- and biodiversity.    Read more

Government

A constitutional democracy with three tiers - national, provincial and local government - each with their own executive authority.    Read more

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Charity concert for the Quartet of Peace, London

The Quartet of Peace is the name given to four handcrafted string instruments, each dedicated to one of South Africa's four Nobel Peace Laureates – Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. The instruments were made in Cape Town by master craftsman Brian Lisus.

On 16 May 2012, a charity concert will be held at the South Kensington home of Sir Vernon Ellis, a noted philanthropist and music-lover.

The internationally acclaimed Brodsky Quartet will be playing at this chamber concert, and they will be joined, for the principal item on the programme (Schubert Quintet), by the South African cellist Peter Martens. Also on the programme is a piece by the London-based South African composer Eugene Skeef. To reinforce the South African orientation of the evening, fine South African wines (mostly donated) will be served on arrival and at a buffet supper.

The Quartet of Peace project has two purposes. The first is to promote in South Africa the ideals of peace, reconciliation, mutual tolerance, freedom and hope, encapsulated in the lives of the four dedicatees. The vehicles for achieving this vision will include musical performance, directly or indirectly involving the Quartet instruments, locally and internationally. The second purpose is the provision of scholarships or other forms of financial assistance to young individuals from disadvantaged communities, who have exceptional talent in such fields as musical performance and instrument-making and repair.

Price: £50.00

For more information: http://globalsouthafricans.net/post/20527783766/charity-concert-for-the-quartet-of-peace

South African Communities Abroad

Feeling a bit out of it? Want to connect with some people who know where you're coming from?

GGet some community away from home? Check out Brand South Africa's directory of websites, clubs, societies, newsletters and e-magazines for South Africans living abroad.    Read more

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Join South Africa's Worldwide Brain Bank

Global South Africans is a project to enlist the talent, experience and credibility of South Africans living abroad in support South Africa and its people at home.

South Africans living or travelling abroad will very often be the first point of contact and reference for people overseas whose judgements and decisions have a profound impact on the fortunes of our country. Global South Africans can show the world what South Africans are made of, why we are worth investing in and partnering with and how we can help find creative solutions to the gamut of the world's problems, from poverty to climate change to inter-communal and regional conflict.

By becoming part of the GSA network, you are saying you want to act as a "brand ambassador" for the country. You believe in South Africa, love the place and want to help us reach our full potential for the benefit of all our people and the continent of which we are part.

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Investing in Africa

A business survey highlights the increase of Foreign Direct Investment into Africa.    Read more

The Masters of Business

Now firmly established as one of South Africa's top ranked business schools, GIBS is focused on developing the management skills in demand by companies in Africa.    Read more

Brand South Africa Moves Up the Rankings

South Africa moved up to 36th out of 50 countries measured in the Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brand Index, confirming the steady improvement in the country's brand reputation.    Read more

Optimising South Africa

The Merchantec CEO Confidence Index suggests the bottoming out of confidence as South Africa's CEOs look toward a better year in 2012.   Read more

WikiAfrica

How WikiAfrica, an international collaboration, is set to change the selective, out-of-context and incomplete information on the Internet about Africa    Read more