South Africa Trade Mission

February 16 - February 25, 2016 | Johannesburg Pretoria Cape Town

Day

Activity

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Depart New York City to Johannesburg, South Africa.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Johannesburg

Arrive Johannesburg.
Orientation.
Meetings with US Trade Representatives.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Johannesburg

Meetings with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

officials, Gauteng and Johannesburg government officials
and trade representatives.
Business meetings and networking events with City of
Johannesburg and Gauteng chambers of commerce and
trade associations.

Friday, February 19, 2016

Pretoria

Business meetings and networking events.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Johannesburg

Depart Johannesburg to Cape Town

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Cape Town

At own leisure.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Cape Town

Meetings with the City of Cape Town and the Western

Cape government officials and trade representatives.
Business meetings and networking events with City of
Cape Town and the Western Cape chambers of commerce
and trade associations.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Cape Town

Business meetings and networking events.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Cape Town

Business meetings and networking events

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Cape Town

Depart Cape Town to New York City.

*Itinerary is subject to change.

South Africa Trade Mission

Johannesburg Pretoria Cape Town
February 16 February 25
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Email completed form to mona@azaniainc.com

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accommodations, group ground transportation, group business meetings and group networking
events.
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Gateway to Africa
With six of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, Africa offers untapped markets and
tremendous business and investment opportunities for U.S. companies. South Africa, irrefutably, is the
gateway to Africa.
WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE
South Africa has world-class infrastructure, including an excellent transport network, low cost energy and
sophisticated telecommunications facilities.
ACCESS TO AFRICA
South Africa has the resident marketing skills and distribution channels imperative for commercial
ventures into Africa. The country plays a significant role in supplying energy, relief aid, transport,
communications and outward investment on the continent. South Africa is a dynamic force within the 14member Southern African Development Community (SADC) and was a key player in the development of
the New Partnership for Africas Development (Nepad), the socio-economic renewal programme of the
African Union. BRICS-Africa trade is expected to surpass the $50 billion mark within five years.
ACCESS TO MARKETS
South Africa serves as a trans-shipment point between the emerging markets of Central and South
America and the newly industrialized nations of South and Far East Asia. Major shipping lanes pass along
the South African coastline in the south-Atlantic and Indian oceans. The countrys seven commercial
ports form by far the largest, best-equipped and most efficient network on the continent.

An Investors Dream
With the unique combination of highly developed first-world economic infrastructure and a vibrant
emerging-market economy, South Africa is an investors dream. Most business sectors are open to
investors and there are almost no restrictions on the form or extent of foreign investment. Exporters are
granted incentives such as export marketing assistance and zero rating for value added tax (VAT) on
exports of goods and services. Investors have a number of investment incentives that are available for
entities producing goods and services in the country.
SOUND ECONOMIC POLICIES
South Africas investor-friendly policies support foreign investment in the country. Large-scale
investment in infrastructure, small businesses, skills development and targeted sector interventions are
well under way in all sectors of the economy.
FAVORABLE LEGAL AND BANKING ENVIRONMENT
South Africa has a world-class, progressive legal framework pertaining to commerce, labour and
maritime issues. Laws relating to competition policy, copyright, patents, trademarks and disputes,
conform to international norms and conventions. South Africas financial systems are sophisticated,
robust and well regulated. South African banking regulations rank with the best in the world, while the
sector has long been rated among the top ten globally. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is among the
top twenty exchanges in the world by market capitalization.

Source: SouthAfrica.info

Sector Opportunities
The potential of the South African economy is evident in the diverse sectors and industries that exist in the country,
the following are some of the sectors which have high growth and investment potential:
Business Process Outsourcing and IT-Enabled Services

Textile, Clothing and Leather

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Business Process
Outsourcing & IT Enabled Services sector:

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Electro Technical
sector:

Call Centres;
Back/Office Processing;
Shared Corporate Services;
Enterprise solutions, e.g. fleet management and asset management; and
Legal process outsourcing.

Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles;

Knitted and crocheted fabrics and articles;
Wearing apparel, except fur apparel;
Dressing and dying of fur; and
Leather skins and hides beneficiation.

Capital / Transport equipment, metals & electrical machinery and apparatus

Consumer Goods

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in theCapital / Transport

equipment, metals & electrical machinery & apparatus sector:

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Consumer Goods
sector:

Basic iron and steel;

Basic precious and non-ferrous metals;

White Goods

White goods and associated components

Casting of metals;
Other fabricated metal products; metalwork service activities;

Boatbuilding

General purpose machinery;

Special purpose machinery;
Tooling manufacturing ;
Foundries;

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Boatbuilding sector:

Electric motors, generators and transformers;

Electricity distribution and control apparatus;
Insulated wire and cable;

Boatbuilding and associated services industry

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Engines and engine systems

Marine equipment and accessories

Pulp, Paper and Furniture

Accumulators, primary cells and batteries; and

White goods and associated components.

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Pulp, Paper and
Furniture sector:

Electro-Technical
The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Electro-Technical
sector:

Advanced telecommunications;
Software development;

Manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials;

Manufacture of paper products; publishing, printing and reproduction of
recorded
o Paper and paper products
o Furniture

Software and mobile applications;

Smart metering;

Green Economy Industries

Embedded software;
Radio frequency identification;

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Green Economy
Industry sector:

Process control, measurement and instrumentation;

Security and monitoring solutions;
Financial software;

Manufacturing sensors; and

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Automotives and
Components sector:

Engines, radiators, filters and components thereof;

Air Conditioners/Climate Control systems;

Alarms and Tracking devices;

Axles, transmission shafts;
Body parts and panels;
Catalytic converters, silencers and exhaust systems and components;

Power generation:

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Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes due to migration to full digital television

as Analogue, to be completed by 2015.

Automotives and Components

Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture;

Independent power generation, energy infrastructure and

alternative energy
Nuclear Build Programme, i.e. joint ventures, consortiums
and the establishment of new companies to grow South
Africas nuclear manufacturing capability and nuclear
supply industry to supply into the nuclear build programme

Renewable energy:

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Onshore wind power manufacturing of turbines/blades

Solar PV and Concentrated Solar Power
manufacturing/assembly
Biomass
Small hydro

Energy-efficiency and energy-saving industries:

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Solar water heaters

National Cleaner Production Centre (CSIR)

Waste Management:

Reducing landfill

Seats and parts thereof, seatbelts, leather covers;

Steering wheels, columns and boxes;

Lighting equipment;

Advanced robotics.

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Biochemical and biologics for applications in agriculture, industry and

health/medical.

Tourism
The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Tourism sector:

Advanced materials manufacturing viz, Nano-materials

o High-performance materials based on natural resources
(advanced bio-composites)

Bio-manufacturing

Wiring harnesses, instrument panels vehicle interiors, electronic drive

train components, body parts; and

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Advanced

Manufacturing sector:

Lowering greenhouse gas emissions from landfill sites

Ignition, starting equipment, gauges and instrument parts;

Advanced Manufacturing

Suspension and shock absorbers, springs and parts thereof;

Composites (intelligent textiles used in medical, building

and construction industries)
Continuous fibre reinforced thermoform composites
Biochemical and Biologics for applications in agriculture,
industry and health/medical sectors

Digital TV and Set-Top Boxes due to migration to full digital television

as Analogue, to be completed by 2015
Electricity Demand Side Management Solutions to improve electricity
efficiency usage

Accommodation hotels, boutique hotels, lodges and resorts;

Urban integrated tourism/entertainment precincts;
Adventure, eco, sport, conference and cultural tourism;
Infrastructure development;
Leisure complexes and world-class golf courses;
Harbour and waterfront developments;
Transfrontier conservation areas;
Tourism transport aviation, rail, cruise liners etc.;
Green building and green technologies for tourism;
Attractions and activity-based tourism; and
Museums and heritage, cultural, music, arts festivals and events.

Chemicals, Plastic Fabrication and Pharmaceuticals

Advanced Manufacturing Laser technology

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Chemicals, Plastic
Fabrication and Pharmaceuticals sector:
Lasers and laser-based additive manufacturing
Various applications

Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Robotics

Mobile Intelligent Autonomous Systems

Applications in the mining industry, data collection and analysis,
agriculture tested

Agro-Processing
The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the Agro-Processing
sector:

Fisheries and aquaculture, i.e. freshwater aquaculture and mariculture;

Basic chemicals;
Water treatment chemical products;
Man-made fibres;
Plastic products: polypropylene and polyvinculchloride;
Medical (drips and syringes), manufacture of active pharmaceutical
ingredient;
(APIs) for key anti-retrovirals (ARVs);
Manufacture of reagents for AIDS/HIV diagnostics; and
Production of vaccines and biological medicines.

Creative and Design Industry

The following are investment opportunities and sub-sectors in the creative and design
industry:

Food processing in the milling and baking industries;

Beverages viz, namely fruit juices, and the local beneficiation, packaging
and export of indigenous teas;

High-value natural fibres viz, organic cotton and downstream mohair

production;
High-value organic food for the local and export market;
Biofuels production viz, biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas;
Processing of seed oils, tea extracts, including buchu, honeybush, and
other oil derivatives (avocado, amarula etc.); and

Diversification/beneficiation of biomass sources, i.e. sugar, maize.

Film and Media

o Film studios, treaty film co-production ventures,
distribution infrastructure
o Servicing of foreign productions
o Production of film and documentaries, commercials, stills
photography and multimedia
o Post-production
Design

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Jewellery manufacturing and design

Fashion design

Infrastructure Development
Oil and Gas
The South African government has identified 18 strategic integrated projects (SIPs)
covering more than 150 specific infrastructure interventions, ranging across rail, road,
ports, dams, irrigation systems, sanitation and energy.

Source: Department of Trade & Industry

http://www.thedti.gov.za/trade_investment/sector_opportunities.jsp

The following are investment opportunities in Oil and Gas which forms part of the
services sector.

Marine Repair engineering

Logistics services
Fabrication services
Communal services