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South Africa
Population:	47.6mn.
GNI, $ :	274bn.
Debt:	39.8bn.
Overview:	As the continent’s most developed economy, South Africa is best placed to turn its ties with Beijing and Delhi into political capital, but trade and investment continues to be based on natural resource extraction.

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Found 29 articles.

Vol 2 No 6
April 2009

This wheel's on fire

China may be popular amongst some politicians, but support on the ground can be much thinner. In spite of increased trade and warmer relations, there has been a rise in anti-Chinese sentiment among workers, civil society and businesses in South Africa....

Vol 2 No 5
March 2009

Yukiya Amano and Abdul Samad Minty

International Atomic Energy Agency Governors, Japan and South Africa

Vol 1 No 12
October 2008

Reverse thrust

South Africa's MTN is eyeing India's Aircel with its 13 million subscribers in 10 of India's 12 telecom circles

Vol 1 No 8
June 2008

Family feud

Telecoms companies are dreaming in Africa

Vol 1 No 8
June 2008

Ken Costa

Chairman for International Business, Lazard UK

Vol 1 No 3
January 2008

Diamonds are not forever

India’s diamond industry looks to African independent producers as supplies from diamond giant De Beers dry up

Vol 1 No 3
January 2008

The new men in place

Beijing's foreign minister wants to know the implications of Jacob Zuma's ANC presidency

Vol 1 No 3
January 2008

Akihiko Furuya

Japanese Ambassador to South Africa

Vol 1 No 1
November 2007

Hands across the water

The boom in Indian-South African relations is bringing together politicians, companies, and even Bollywood film stars and African actors. Both have their iconic statesmen – Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi, who briefly practised as a lawyer in...

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