Lebo's Soweto Backpackers

Huge tourism opportunities in 2010

The 2010 Fifa World Cup will present huge opportunities for businesses, especially emerging entrepreneurs, in South Africa's tourism industry, a new report finds.

JSE launches International Derivatives

The JSE has partnered with Deutsche Bank to launch International Derivatives, a new asset class that allows South African investors to trade single stock futures on internationally listed companies for the first time.

JSE's new agri derivatives platform

The JSE's Agricultural Products Market has introduced a new derivatives trading platform that makes use of new technologies to allow for greater functionality and increased automation, especially in the completion of futures contracts.

New indices open up African markets

The JSE and global index provider FTSE Group have launched the FTSE/JSE All Africa 40 Index and the FTSE/JSE All Africa ex South Africa 30 Index, providing investors worldwide with access to major companies in Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, Nigeria and Tunisia.

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TradeInvestSA

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.