Who Owns Whom

Linkages

Linkages, a WOWEB add-on module, highlights multiple influences and potential conflicts of interest by identifying where else directors, advisors and shareholders of companies have influence with other companies and also where these parties share influences more than once.

The Telecommunications Industry and Retail of Devices in South Africa

Devices such as smart watches and fitness trackers are not yet very common, but ownership has increased noticeably and large players have introduced relatively cheap smartphones or “smart” feature phones in an effort to drive smartphone uptake and increase the number of data-enabled devices on their networks.

The Motor Vehicle Industry in South Africa

New car sales declined significantly in 2020 while exports of automotive products, which reached a record in 2019 and which account for over 70% of production volumes, also declined in 2020. Government regards this sector as a job creator and is spending R3.5bn on infrastructure for the special economic zone next to Ford’s Silverton vehicle assembly plant and addressing border controls as it is estimated that about 300,000 of the 12.7 million cars on the country’s roads are illegally imported vehicles.

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