7. Johannesburg
Airports and Freeways
• Tambo International Airport
(Domestic/ International Flights)
• 3 Freeways converge on the city. It
Links Johannesburg with other cities
such as Cape Town, Durban and
Pretoria. (These highways were built
in Asphalt and Concrete)
12. Ministry of Transport
Agencies like the ones below Report to the Ministry of
Transport and annually prepare and submit business
plans to the Ministry.
• South Africa National Roads Agencies
• South African Rail Commuter Corporation
• Cross Border Road Transport Agencies
• Proposed Road and Traffic Management Corporation
• Road Traffic Managment Corporation (RTMC)
14. General Statistics
Total population: 49,668,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP
international $): 9,790
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 52/55
Healthy life expectancy at birth (years, 2003): 48
Adult Mortality Rate between 15 and 60 years (per
1 000 population): 520
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $,
2006): 869
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006):
8.6
Population Living in Urban Areas: 60%
Almost 71% of the households live in formal
dwellings compared to 64% in 1996.
15. Statistics Specific to
Gauteng
• Gauteng, with a population of 10.5 million, is the
smallest province in terms of size, but the largest in
terms of population.
• Gauteng recorded a substantial population increase
from 2001-2007 of 13.9%
• Gauteng is a major recipient of migrants from other
provinces.
• The percentage of people aged 5–24 attending school
has increased (from 63% in 1996 to 74% in 2007),
particularly for those aged 5–17 years
• Average household size: 3.3
• The three most important sectors contributing to
GDP are finance, real estate and business services;
manufacturing; and general government services.
• Population Breakdown (2007): Black African 75.2%,
Colored 3.7%, Indian or Asian 2.7%, White 18.4%
16. Crime
• South Africa and J. burg have high levels of
crime
• Since World cup, J. burg have increased fight
against crime: 216 cameras around city,
increased number of police officers/specialized
police departments.
• J. Burg and South Africa have history of
problem with drug trafficking of heroin, cocaine,
hashish, and largest consumer of
methaqualone.
• Also is a trans-shipment point for human
trafficking.
17. Health
• There is a difference between health
care for black Africans and white
Africans in S. A. (one figure is
52/1000 infant mortality for black
S. A. and 18/1000 for white S. A.
• 90% of population has access to
sanitation and 86% to drinking
water
19. Key Stakeholders
• Women
• African National Congress (ANC)
• Democratic Alliance (DA)
• United Democratic Movement (UDM)
20. Entrepreneurial Support
• The Business Place
• Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP)
• Business Partners
• Local Universities
21. Cost of Living
• Same as Kansas City, USA
• PPP Factor between 4 and 5
• 3 bedroom house costs about 50,000 USD
• A big mac menu costs 4.78 USD
• Public transport is 37 USD/month
• Gas is 1.13 USD/L
22. Local industries
• GDP is 505 biillion $
• Mining , Tourism,
• 10,000-12,000 street vendors in J.burg
• Home to South African Stock Exchange
• 9% of economy is agriculture
• 26% of economy is industry - minigh, car
manufacturing, textiles, electricity
• 24% unemployment rate
• 66 billion$ in exports
23.
24. • South Africa has never had an official
state religion nor any significant
government prohibition regarding
religious beliefs.
25. • 80 percent of all South Africans are
Christians, and most are Protestants
• More than 8 million South Africans are
members of African Independent
churches, which have at least 4,000
congregations
26. • South Africa is made up of only 10%
whites of European descent, half of
whom are native English speakers and
half speak Afrikaans.
• The other 90% are blacks or of mixed
race with 9 official languages (mostly
Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho) and several
more unofficial languages
27.
28. • XHOSA:
Xhosa-speaking peoples inhabit the Eastern Cape from the Kwa-
Zulu Natal border to the Eastern Cape Zuurveld.
• NDEBELE :
The Ndebele today mainly live in the former homeland of
KwaNdebele in Mpumalanga and around the Northern Province.
• . THE SAN:
It was believed that the San in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana
and Namibia were descendants of fugitive people driven from
better-watered parts of Southern Africa.
-But it seems that these hunter-gatherers have occupied
theKalahari for many thousands of years.
29. • The largest single population group in
South African lies in a small Nguni-
speaking chiefdom that
emerged near the White Umfolozi River in
what is
today known as KwaZulu Natal during the
16th
century
• Many Zulus have now become
urbanised and follow callings in all walks of
city life, but a great number are still rural
30.
31. • Cosmo City has been commissioned to
accommodate identified beneficiaries from
communities of two
informal settlements:
Riverbend and Zevenfontein
• These were characterized by substandard living conditions with
limited access to basic services.
• The idea was Cosmo City would create jobs and stimulate local
economic activity for these people.
• The socio-economic profile of both communities is based on very
low income levels, high unemployment rates and low educational levels
amongst other breadline issues
32. • RURAL/URBAN
• majority of the whites living in rural areas are Afrikaner farmers
who are descended from the Calvinists.
Their views on the world are sometimes narrow. At the same
time they value human decency over materialism. .
• City dwellers live life in the fast lane, which affects their outlook.
• People from Johannesburg can quite often be regarded as having
materialistic values, and being more interested in what you own
rather than who you are.
-Prefer to see themselves as urbane and their country cousins
as less sophisticated.
• People from Cape Town are very proud of their city
• -have a superior attitude about their city versus the rest
of the country.
• Rural black communities are still rooted in the traditions of their
heritage
• Urban black community combines their roots with the urban
environment and international influences that surround them.
33. RELATIONSHIPS AND
COMMUNICATION
• South Africans are transactional and do not need to
establish long-standing personal relationships before
conducting business. . If your company is not known in
South Africa, a more formal introduction may help you
gain access to decision-makers and not be shunted off to
gatekeepers.
• Most South Africans, regardless of ethnicity, prefer face-
to-face meetings to more impersonal communication
mediums such as email, letter, or telephone.
34. • EXAMPLES….
-The Sacramento Area Council of
Governments (SACOG)
• -Community Input Plan:
-For Public participation in
regional transportation planning
• http://www.sacog.org/involved/
communityinputplan.pdf
