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South AfricaTransportation and storage
Innovation steering the transport and logistics industry in South Africa: Trends, challenges, and opportunities
Contents [hide] The transport and logistics industry is a lifeline of any economy, and South Africa is no exception. Since the advent of democracy, after sanctions were lifted, South Africa’s...
ManufacturingSouth Africa
Manufacture of basic chemicals in South Africa, a strategic pillar for industrial development
Contents [hide] Basic chemicals, or commodity chemicals, are fundamental building blocks used for making complex products. They are typically produced in large volumes, used as raw materials, and are generally...
Administrative and support activitiesSouth Africa
State-owned enterprises in South Africa – a sword of Damocles for the fiscus
Contents [hide] As articulated in the Who Owns Whom report on South Africa’s SOEs , the major SOEs’ total asset value (financial and non-financial) rose by 2.1 % to R1.65...
Public administration and defence compulsory social securitySouth Africa
South Africa’s security industry: A puzzle worth unravelling
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person” – Willa Cather Contents [hide] Security is an integral part of society, yet it is often taken for...
Electricity gas steam and air conditioning supplySouth Africa
South Africa’s Maritime Sector: Growth, Green Tech & Global Competition
Contents [hide] There is no doubt that the maritime transport sector is an important keg in the South African economic wheel. According to the Who Owns Whom report on maritime...
Agriculture forestry and fishingSouth Africa
South Africa’s Tea & Coffee Market 2025: Price Shocks, Café Boom & Export Wins
Contents [hide] Anyone who remembers the competition between Betamax and VHS will know that VHS won the day, not because it had better technology. The same phenomenon is evident in...
Human health and social work activitiesSouth Africa
The cleaning products industry – trends and sustainability
Learn about South Africa's cleaning products: sustainability trends, brand dynamics, SME opportunities, growth outlook, exports & eco-packaging shifts.
Electricity gas steam and air conditioning supplySouth Africa
The Energy Sector in Namibia: Projects, Investment & the Drive for 80 % Local Supply
Contents [hide] Namibia’s move towards reducing energy import dependency Who Owns Whom’s report on the energy sector in Namibia highlights the country’s forward-looking economic development policy addressing its dependency on...








