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BotswanaFinancial and insurance activities

Contents [hide] A comparison between the financial services industry in Botswana and other middle-income countries The financial services sector in Botswana is similar to other middle-income countries like South Africa....

Human health and social work activitiesSouth Africa

Contents [hide] Medical aids have been in the crossfire since the NHI Bill was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in May 2024. Even without this threat, medical aids...

South AfricaTransportation and storage

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

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

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

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

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

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...