Blogs
Mining and quarryingSouth Africa
Can South Africa turn its chrome dominance into industrial power?
Contents [hide] South Africa’s iron ore and chrome mining sector has benefited from the recent commodity price boom, strengthening export earnings and stimulating new investment. Yet beneath this growth lie...
Professional scientific and technical activitiesSouth Africa
From Compliance to Competitive Edge: A New Chapter for South Africa’s Legal Profession
Contents [hide] South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list brought relief to both the public and private sectors, but it also marked the beginning of...
ConstructionSouth Africa
The resilience of the South African construction industry despite structural constraints
Contents [hide] The South African construction industry went through a difficult period marked by company failures, stalled infrastructure projects, weak investments, and an uncertain policy regime. According to the Who...
South AfricaTransportation & Logistics
South Africa’s air transport and aviation’s re-mergence, its struggles and opportunities.
Contents [hide] The Who Owns Whom report on air transport and aviation ground-handling services in South Africa highlights the paradox of how a powerful economic enabler that drives tourism, trade,...
South Africa
Beyond the grave, and the evolution of culture in the funeral services industry in South Africa
Contents [hide] Funeral services and related industries have undergone a gradual transformation since the advent of democracy in 1994 from a community-based, culturally driven sector into a complex, multi-billion-rand industry...
Public administration and defence compulsory social security
South Africa’s defence capability, performance, partners and rising global risks
Contents [hide] The Russia-Ukraine war is demonstrating how agile, technology-driven warfare dominated by drones, missiles and precision systems is starting to undermine traditional on-the-ground troops and heavy equipment. South Africa’s...
Manufacturing
The power of the mill: Food security and the evolution of South Africa’s grain sector
Contents [hide] Flour and grain mill products are central to food security and the backbone of the agro-processing ecosystem. Grains are a critical input for baking, brewing, animal feed, and...
South Africa
Digital disruptors and bold innovators are reshaping South Africa’s banking sector
Contents [hide] The banking industry in South Africa has always had an excellent reputation, both locally and internationally, with a total asset base of approximately R8.2tn, which is larger than...
