South Africa
- Full name: Republic of South Africa
- Political status: Republic
- Independence: 31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 31 May 1961 (Republic declared).
- Capital: Pretoria (executive capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
- Languages: English, Afrikaans, Nothern Sotho, Sotho, Tswana, Xhosa, Zulu, Tsonga, Ndebele, Venda and Swati (11 official languages)
- Inflation rate: 11.5% (2008 est.)
- GDP per capita: US$ 5,826 (2007 est.)
- GDP growth rate: 5.1% (2007 est.)
- Currency: Rand
- Total area: 1.22 million square kms
- Population: 48.5 million (UN, 2007)
- Population growth rate: 0.6% (2005 - 2010 % per annum)
- Imports: Machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, foodstuffs, etc.
- Exports: Gold, diamonds, metals and minerals, machinery, equipment, fruit, wine, etc.
For more detailed statistics on South Africa, please visit UNdata
The bulk of the Phatisa team is based in South Africa, in Johannesburg and Durban. Phatisa covers all transaction types within this country, but concentrates on:
- BEE transactions;
- Acquisitions;
- Disposals;
- Capital raising;
- Debt raising and structuring; and
- Supporting SA corporates in investing in the rest of Africa.
For more information regarding our products and services, please contact Thato Mahlong or Stuart Bradley
Agriculture Business South Africa
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For more information regarding our agri products and services, please contact Duncan Pringle