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Birth Certificates

A copy of an unabridged birth certificate is available from the Department of Home Affairs or via the nearest South African embassy, mission or consulate if you are overseas

Applying for a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)

Applicants living abroad may forward the application and required documents directly to Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management for processing. The applicant must monitor progress via the SAPS website and upon completion arrange for collection as indicated on the application form. This service is available to people who require confirmation of their criminal status for emigration purposes or for travel or employment abroad.

Kenya, Egypt, and Nigeria dominate Africa's investment hotspots list in 2023 - Report Business Insider Africa

The Africa Investment Report 2023 revealed that Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa collectively account for a dominant 68 share of the continent's total investment influx in 2023

Cross-Border Guide to Business Investment in Africa- South Africa

Companies (private or public companies). Investors own shares and can advance loan capital to the entity

South Africa and China: Trade relations grow stronger

South Africa's trade relationship with China is growing, resulting in several announcements regarding trade at the BRICS Summit in August 2023.

The essential guide for an unforgettable South African wedding

Its easy to see why when you consider the outrageous scenery and copious beaches, reasons to consider South Africa as a wedding destination.

Emerging offshore locations rank well for competitiveness

India, Philippines, South Africa and Egypt feature strongly among the top three rankings, according to the customer experience (CX) and back-office outsourcing and offshoring results of the GBS World Competitiveness Index.

Vietnam, South Africa look to expand trade and investment ties

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa, led by Ambassador Hoang Van Loi, paid a working visit to Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces from November 22-29 to seek opportunities for further strengthening investment, trade and tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Cities instead of countries: Investors in Africa thinking in new ways about geography

As investment spreads to more sectors of the African economy, investors are also thinking in new ways about its geography.

South Africas Track Record Bodes Ill for Investment Drive

South Africa will be hard pressed to realize its ambitions of attracting 1 trillion rand ($61 billion) of private investment in infrastructure if its past record is anything to go by.

The top 20 most prestigious and expensive neighbourhoods in Africa

Africa has emerged over the years to be a hub of investment and grand business opportunities that have improved peoples livelihoods and way of life. One way of proving this is the site of expensive neighbourhoods that cost millions of dollars to purchase.

Sky is the limit now for local drone industry

Body to co-ordinate and grow the drone industry in South Africa is launched. Sees good growth potential in SA and the rest of Africa.

Rwanda Overtakes Nigeria As Africa's Third-ranked Startup Ecosystem

According to StartupBlink, South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria were Africa's top ecosystems in 2019. But as most African countries drop in this year's report, Rwanda displaces Nigeria.

Egypt backs African representation at UN Security Council

Talks on reforming the council come at a time of what can be termed as African reawakening and unprecedented challenges for the continent.

Italy quietly joins ranks of Africas major players

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Italys foreign direct investment (FDI) grew to €28 billion in 2018. This makes Italy the sixth largest global investor in Africa after France, Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom, and China.

South Africa Wants to Strengthen Presence in Angola

South Africa expressed Friday in Luanda an interest in increasing the presence of its business class in Angola, with the expectation of investing more in Luanda and in the other provinces of the country.

Egypt, South Africa Agree to Upgrade Relations to Strategic Cooperation Level

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday his talks with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Cairo were fruitful and deep and addressed means to promote bilateral relations.

Investing in Africa: The role of international finance centres

BVI Finance speaks about the benefits of international financial centres to facilitate trade and finance. With South Africa often the gateway for investment into Africa, thanks in part to its proliferation of financial and legal firms, the possibilities for investors across Africa are endless, from telecommunications in Kenya, to commodities and resources in Zambia.

African design excellence

A curated collection of intricately handcrafted basketware, jewellery, handbags, photography, ceramics, furniture and other examples of contemporary African design will be showcased and for sale in Plettenberg Bay this summer.

South Africa and Ghana Strengthen Bilateral Relations

President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Accra, Ghana, on a working visit aimed at strengthening the already existing bilateral, political and economic relations between South Africa and Ghana.

Southern Africa: Economic Performance By SACU Members Remains Subdued

The economic performance by the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) members remains subdued with most countries projected to grow by between 0.5% and 4.2% in 2019, according to Finance Minister and Chairperson of the SACU Council of Ministers

9 major economic issues weighing South Africa down

Political will and faster growth is needed to escape South Africa’s fiscal plight

Why investors are choosing Morocco over South Africa

South Africa continues to slide down the rankings of African nations that are most appealing to investors, now third on the continent.

The agreement allows businesses to continue to trade on preferential terms with South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini and Mozambique.

The UK initials Economic Partnership Agreement with the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique.

The problem with microcredit in Africa

The microcredit industry is not a driver of development and poverty reduction, but quite the opposite: it is an anti-developmental intervention.

BRICS: Good economics, bad geopolitics

When its Group of Eight partners (US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Canada and Italy) threw it out of G8 because of its seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula, Russia was left with membership in the Group of 20 only

Zura Southern Africa, an American company, is set to establish a US$160 million multi-model international trade hub for Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia.

Zura Southern Africa, an American company, is set to establish a US$160 million multi-model international trade hub for Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia.