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Other service activitiesSouth Africa

It can be argued that the benefits of corporate limited liability should be reciprocated by a corporate commitment to transparency. The reasons for corporate secrecy are likely the same reasons society requires corporate transparency. It can also be argued that the knowledge of a corporate executive living in Sandhurst and owning a flat in Melrose Arch is not necessarily in the public interest but it is probably in his wife’s interest.

Real estate activitiesSouth Africa

While the private health sector has been rightly criticised by the latest Competition Commission investigation, Who Owns Whom’s recent report on travel and tourism shows this industry attracts a large number of tourists to South Africa. It is estimated that 80% of South Africa’s medical tourists are African visitors seeking treatment that is either not available or not easily accessible in their own countries.

Financial and insurance activitiesSouth Africa

Would you like to know more about South Africa’s banking industry? Purchase the full report here. If you found the infographic below useful, then please feel free to download it and use it as you see fit.

South AfricaTransportation and storage

Please feel free to download our free infographic below or purchase the full report here: Air Transport & Airport Ground Handling Services industry report.

Information and communicationManufacturingSouth Africa

Would you like to find out more about South Africa's print and digital publishing media industry? Download our free infographic below or purchase the full report here: industry report

The intention of the ANC when it created the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in 1999 was laudable in that it was thought that it would give a single minister with a mandate of inclusive growth and poverty alleviation control of the largest State-Owned Entities (SOEs) to achieve those objectives. But there were unintended consequences. It made these critical entities more easily accessible to outside interests with their own agenda, and the structure was not sufficiently robust to effectively manage the diverse demands of the SOEs in its portfolio.

Human health and social work activitiesSouth Africa

The most cost effective employers (total directors fees paid divided by number of people employed) in their respective sectors are listed below along with their initiatives in Social Economic Development (SED) and Enterprise Development (ED). Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Sea Harvest R577 per employee per annum ED and SED Initiatives: The Group devotes considerable resources to employee skills development and employment equity, as well as projects that drive supplier and enterprise development, youth empowerment, job creation and rural development.

Accommodation and food service activitiesSouth AfricaWholesale and retail trade repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Would you like to find out more about South Africa's clothing industry? Download our free infographic below or purchase the full report here: The Wholesale and Retail of Food industry report.