SWOT SOUTH AFRICA Price inflation The steps taken by the Reserve Bank to bring down inflation are working. Inflation was 9.8 in 2008 and to average 4‚9% in 2009. Inflation should return to the target range in 2010 (forecast: 6.1) aided by a substantial output gap and the feed through of past rand appreciation. Some factors were still of concern‚ necessitating continued vigilance in the application of anti-inflationary policy. These included: * high and volatile international crude oil prices
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MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE RETAIL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA Contents Page Executive Summary 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Retail industry in South Africa 5 3. Macro and Micro environment analysis 6 3.1 Macro environment of Retail market in South Africa 6 3.1.1. Political Environment 6 3.1.2. Economic environment 8 3.1.3 Technological Environment 10 3.2 Micro environments analysis 11 3.2.1. Suppliers’
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Overall Situation Analysis – Current Marketing Situation The domestic telecommunication industry offers a broad range of services through four primary product segments: radio‚ television‚ voice communications‚ and broadband services‚ the two largest being voice communications and broadband services (Industry). These services are offered to businesses and personal consumers‚ and are the industry’s primary user segments. Companies in the telecommunication industry are the primary means by which communication
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transport The South African transport and logistics industry: a spoke in the wheels henry carelse and shaun scott DIRECTORS: WORLDWIDE INTEGRATED LOGISTICS (PTY) LTD R Most industries in South Africa are faced with globalisation and transformation challenges. The South African transport and logistics industry is‚ however‚ faced with a number of its own peculiarities. This diverse industry comprises tens of thousands of individual truck- and bakkie-owners‚ as well as some of South Africa’s largest
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chain management. It is made up of the people‚ activities‚ information and resources involved in moving a product from its supplier to customer. 2. The brick industry in perspective According to WOW (2010:3) the brick industry in South Africa is in its worst slump in 15 years. The economic downturn and slowdown in the industry has crushed many players‚ hundreds of retrenchments and placed surviving players with production shutdowns and cut-throat competition with “excessive price cuts” and
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The telecommunication wireless industry is defined by its ability to operate and maintain switching and transmission facilities to provide direct communication through radio-based cellular networks. Services found in this industry include cellular mobile phone services‚ paging services‚ broad and personal communication services‚ and wireless public safety services. According to (IBIS World database)‚ 52.2 percent of the products and services are segmented in cellular voice services. The telecommunication
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY The telecommunication industry is considered a vital part of our everyday lives. Although it only represents about 2.4 percen‚ the services it provides are important to other sectors in the economy. One of the most debatable topics in economics is the Telecommunication Act of 1996‚ and according to the Federal Communication Commission‚ “It is the first major overhaul of telecommunications law in almost 62 years. The goal of this new law is to let anyone enter any communications
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South Africa Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Reason for your selection 5 Country Background 6 Environmental Analysis 9 PESTLE Analysis 9 Political 9 Economic 10 Social 12 Technology 13 Environment 14 Balance of payment 15 Short History 15 Forecast and rationale 16 Trade Balance 19 Trade Agreements 19 History 20 Forecasts and rationale 23 Exchange rate policy 23 Forecasts and rationale 24 Growth rate of the economy 25 Short history
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Financial System 2 III. Politics 3 IV. U.S. Relations 4 V. SWOT Analysis 4 VI. Demographics/Labor Force 5 VII. Outlook 6 VIII. Investment Decisions and Conclusions 7 IX. Works Cited 8 I. Overview South Africa is the most southern country on the continent of Africa with a population of nearly 52 million. Much of its most recent history has been shrouded in the racial segregation movement known as Apartheid. After years of struggle‚ South Africa held its first post-Apartheid election in 1994 and began
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Southen Africa’s Best South Africans at the moment are worried stiff about the fluctuating health of a heroic icon former President Nelson Mandela but it turns out not only is this troubling them but the growth of their economy. Once a shining star in terms of accelerating growth and being the most developed‚ South African economy is feeling heat in various of its key economic variables. A close analysis into what its industries are giving out ‚South African industries recorded an estimated total
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