South Africa Economy - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:57:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Reviving the Rainbow Nation: South Africa’s Economic Transformation Journey /reviving-the-rainbow-nation-south-africas-economic-transformation-journey.htm Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:57:04 +0000 /?p=189494 South Africa, the continent’s most industrialized nation, possesses a mixed economy with robust infrastructure, abundant natural resources, and a diverse industrial base. Despite these strengths, the country faces numerous economic challenges that have impeded its growth and development. The South African economy is the second-largest in Africa, trailing only Nigeria. It features a well-developed financial ...

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]]> South Africa’s First Dedicated Development in the Oil and Gas Services & Marine Repair Sector /south-africa-s-first-dedicated-development-in-the-oil-and-gas-services-marine-repair-sector.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:28:35 +0000 /south-africa-s-first-dedicated-development-in-the-oil-and-gas-services-marine-repair-sector.htm South Africa’s first dedicated development in the oil and gas services & marine repair sector to support upstream exploration and production development.

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]]> GreenCape is Unlocking Investment Potential for Green Business in the Western Cape Economy /greencape-is-unlocking-investment-potential-for-green-business-in-the-western-cape-economy.htm Thu, 12 May 2016 18:33:18 +0000 /greencape-is-unlocking-investment-potential-for-green-business-in-the-western-cape-economy.htm "The underlying focus that the provincial government has had on the green economy started in 2009-2010 with the establishment of GreenCape and to demonstrate this here are some of the high level figures of the successful renewable technology developers."

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]]> South Africa, a Hub for Oil and Gas Services along Atlantic /south-africa-a-hub-for-oil-and-gas-services-along-atlantic.htm Sun, 08 May 2016 14:57:57 +0000 /south-africa-a-hub-for-oil-and-gas-services-along-atlantic.htm "South Africa is extremely well positioned to do that. Geographically it’s on very strategic sea routes. It’s in the European time zones. We have strong air connections into the globes major oil and gas hubs," says Niall Kramer, CEO of SAOGA.

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]]> South Africa’s Oil and Gas Sector in 2016, Overview by SAOGA /south-africa-s-oil-and-gas-sector-in-2016-overview-by-saoga.htm Sun, 08 May 2016 14:52:46 +0000 /south-africa-s-oil-and-gas-sector-in-2016-overview-by-saoga.htm "What we are looking at now in the short term is the LNG-to-power opportunity. That is going to be the next big opportunity for Southern Africa in terms of upstream oil and gas, especially in the Oil & Gas services sector where we operate," says Niall Kramer, CEO of SAOGA.

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]]> Forging the Growth of the Oil & Gas Industry in Sub-Saharan Africa � SAOGA /forging-the-growth-of-the-oil-gas-industry-in-sub-saharan-africa-saoga.htm Sun, 08 May 2016 14:21:29 +0000 /forging-the-growth-of-the-oil-gas-industry-in-sub-saharan-africa-saoga.htm "What we are looking at now in the short term is the LNG-to-power opportunity."

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]]> The Western Cape Province Is Number One in South Africa – Commentary of Premier Helen Zille /the-western-cape-province-is-number-one-in-south-africa-commentary-of-premier-helen-zille.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:34:22 +0000 /the-western-cape-province-is-number-one-in-south-africa-commentary-of-premier-helen-zille.htm "The Western Cape is number one on every single indicator, including economic growth, and including employment. So we do rank number one, and it’s because we’ve put an enormous effort into building a capable state," says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.

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]]> Africa’s Best Prepared City for the Global Business Environment: Cape Town /africa-s-best-prepared-city-for-the-global-business-environment-cape-town.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:43:01 +0000 /africa-s-best-prepared-city-for-the-global-business-environment-cape-town.htm "We’re also the best prepared city in Africa for the global business environment. That is because we’ve put an enormous amount of investment into preparing for the knowledge economy of the 21st century," says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.

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]]> Red Tape Reduction Program in Western Cape (South Africa) /red-tape-reduction-program-in-western-cape-south-africa.htm Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:54:17 +0000 /red-tape-reduction-program-in-western-cape-south-africa.htm "Perhaps I should say that it started off with a red tape reduction team, but their name has actually changed now and they are called the ease of doing business team," says Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities of Western Cape.

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]]> Minister of Economic Opportunities of Western Cape: “Our Focus Is Good Governance� /minister-of-economic-opportunities-of-western-cape-our-focus-is-good-governance.htm Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:39:48 +0000 /minister-of-economic-opportunities-of-western-cape-our-focus-is-good-governance.htm "Firstly it is about good governance and that has been the focus for the first term of our government. We need to make sure that government is trusted and that government is doing what it is supposed to be doing, spending its money in the right place etc.," says Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities of Western Cape.

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