Tag | Establishing a presence in South Africa

Nearly 80% of SA business executives interviewed in a survey of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) perceptions and activity reveal that they plan to finance organisational [Read More]

Grant Thornton’s recent report entitled “Emerging Markets Opportunity Index: high growth economies” has ranked South Africa as the leading emerging economy on the African continent, [Read More]

Area 1, 219 million square kilometres Population 50,59 million (mid-2011) Currency Rand (R1 = 100 cents) Time GMT + 2hrs Official name Republic of South [Read More]

Broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) is a South African government initiative to promote economic transformation in order to enable meaningful participation in the economy by [Read More]

Types of business entities based on the Companies Act, 2008 A new Companies Act was promulgated in 2008. The Act, Amendment Act together with the [Read More]

Banking system South Africa has adopted anti-money laundering laws to help it comply with its international obligations to fight organised crime and terrorism. The latest [Read More]

Basis of taxation South African residents are taxed on their worldwide income. Non-South African residents are taxed on their South African sourced income. A company [Read More]

The South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is the relevant department of state mainly responsible for the implementation, control and management of the policy [Read More]

South Africa is the economic powerhouse of Africa, producing more than 40% of the continent’s industrial output and accounting for 50% of the continent’s spending [Read More]

DTI (Department of Trade & Industry) T +27 (12) 394-9500 F +27 (12) 394-9501 DIPA (Durban Investment promotion Agency) T +27 (31) 336-2540 F +27 [Read More]