Phoning South Africa

BJM targets UK property market

JSE-listed financial services group Barnard Jacobs Mellet and Cornerstone Asset Management have launched an offshore property investment company to capitalise on opportunities in the stricken UK property market.

R100m AfDB boost for clean energy

The African Development Bank has approved a R100-million investment in the Evolution One Fund, the first specialised private equity fund focused on the acceleration and deployment of clean energy and sustainable technologies across southern Africa.

Joburg eyes Lanseria 'aerotropolis'

Lanseria Airport to the north-west of Johannesburg has been earmarked for a potential R7-billion "aerotropolis" development that could see it being integrated with residential, commercial and light manufacturing facilities in a 30km radius over the next 20 years.

South Africa's 'green' energy tariffs

South Africa's National Energy Regulator has approved tariff guidelines that it believes will both cover generation costs and ensure enough profit to motivate investors, helping the country to meet its target of 10 000 gigawatt hours of "green energy" by 2013.

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TradeInvestSA

Guide to business, trade and investment opportunities in SA.

FDI.net: South Africa

FDI.net: South Africa

World Bank Group agency promoting investment in developing countries.

Opportunities: key sectors

Key sectors

Business opportunities abound across South Africa's economy, with a number of sectors having particularly high growth and investment potential.

2010 Fifa World Cup

2010 Fifa World Cup

The world's biggest sporting event is coming to South Africa. Find out more.

New business development in South Africa

New business

New markets, trends in small business - and opportunities in unexpected places.

South African innovations

Innovations

Find out how we're pushing thinking further out of the box.