South Africa Investments - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:45:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Promoting Exploration of Oil & Gas Resources and Their Development throughout Southern Africa /promoting-exploration-of-oil-gas-resources-and-their-development-throughout-southern-africa.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:41:37 +0000 /promoting-exploration-of-oil-gas-resources-and-their-development-throughout-southern-africa.htm "Thanks to the information we have received from international oil companies as well as the reconnaissance operators through the data that have been acquired by means of seismic survey we have realised that there is potential that we might be able to have oil and gas in our offshore areas."

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]]> Knife Capital, a Southern African Growth Equity Fund Manager Focused on Technology-Enabled Ventures /knife-capital-a-southern-african-growth-equity-fund-manager-focused-on-technology-enabled-ventures.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:10:20 +0000 /knife-capital-a-southern-african-growth-equity-fund-manager-focused-on-technology-enabled-ventures.htm "What鈥檚 missing in South Africa is that we don鈥檛 have enough serial entrepreneurs, people who have done it two, three, four times. If you start a business the first time around, you need help."

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]]> Industrial Development of the Western Cape /industrial-development-of-the-western-cape.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:53:04 +0000 /industrial-development-of-the-western-cape.htm "We put a very strong emphasis on hi-tech, and indeed, that is precisely what our broadband rollout has been about. We want to enable ICTs, Information and Communication Technologies, as the bedrock of why services work so well in the Western Cape," explains Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.

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]]> What Reforms Does Cape Town Need to Attract Investments? /what-reforms-does-cape-town-need-to-attract-investments.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:46:07 +0000 /what-reforms-does-cape-town-need-to-attract-investments.htm "We have to make it easier to invest, and that requires changes in national government policy. But we鈥檙e using every opportunity we can to make those changes locally, and we鈥檝e created a much more conducive environment," says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.

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]]> The Western Cape Province Is Number One in South Africa – Commentary of Premier Helen Zille /the-western-cape-province-is-number-one-in-south-africa-commentary-of-premier-helen-zille.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:34:22 +0000 /the-western-cape-province-is-number-one-in-south-africa-commentary-of-premier-helen-zille.htm "The Western Cape is number one on every single indicator, including economic growth, and including employment. So we do rank number one, and it鈥檚 because we鈥檝e put an enormous effort into building a capable state," says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.

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]]> Africa’s Best Prepared City for the Global Business Environment: Cape Town /africa-s-best-prepared-city-for-the-global-business-environment-cape-town.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:43:01 +0000 /africa-s-best-prepared-city-for-the-global-business-environment-cape-town.htm "We鈥檙e also the best prepared city in Africa for the global business environment. That is because we鈥檝e put an enormous amount of investment into preparing for the knowledge economy of the 21st century," says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.

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]]> South Africa As An Oil Services Hub? An Interview with Petroleum Agency SA /south-africa-as-an-oil-services-hub-an-interview-with-petroleum-agency-sa.htm Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:01:05 +0000 /south-africa-as-an-oil-services-hub-an-interview-with-petroleum-agency-sa.htm "South Africa is known in the industry as having very strong environmental safeguards and it expects a lot from its oil and gas operators."

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]]> Saldanha Bay, A Zone Dedicated to Serving The Oil & Gas Industry in South Africa /saldanha-bay-a-zone-dedicated-to-serving-the-oil-gas-industry-in-south-africa.htm Tue, 05 Apr 2016 16:36:23 +0000 /saldanha-bay-a-zone-dedicated-to-serving-the-oil-gas-industry-in-south-africa.htm The largest and deepest natural port in the Southern Hemisphere.

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]]> Red Tape Reduction Program in Western Cape (South Africa) /red-tape-reduction-program-in-western-cape-south-africa.htm Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:54:17 +0000 /red-tape-reduction-program-in-western-cape-south-africa.htm "Perhaps I should say that it started off with a red tape reduction team, but their name has actually changed now and they are called the ease of doing business team," says Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities of Western Cape.

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]]> Minister of Economic Opportunities of Western Cape: 鈥淥ur Focus Is Good Governance鈥� /minister-of-economic-opportunities-of-western-cape-our-focus-is-good-governance.htm Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:39:48 +0000 /minister-of-economic-opportunities-of-western-cape-our-focus-is-good-governance.htm "Firstly it is about good governance and that has been the focus for the first term of our government. We need to make sure that government is trusted and that government is doing what it is supposed to be doing, spending its money in the right place etc.," says Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities of Western Cape.

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