| South Africa |
|
| Republic of South Africa |
 |
 |
Head of State |
President Thabo MBEKI |
| |
Independance Date |
May 31 1910 |
| |
Capital |
Pretoria |
| |
Languages |
IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census) |
 |
|
Population |
43,997,828.00 |
| |
Population Growth |
-0.46 % |
 |
|
Currency |
rand (ZAR) |
| |
GDP |
$ 467.6 billions |
GDP per Capita |
$ 10,600 |
| |
GDP Growth |
5 % |
Unemployment |
24.2 % |
| |
Imports |
$ 76.59 billions
Machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products |
| |
Exports |
$ 71.52 billions
Gold, diamonds, platinum |
| |
Agriculture |
Corn, wheat, sugarcane |
| |
Industries |
Mining (world’s largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking |
| |
Trade
membership |
|
 |
|
H.E. Abraham Sokhaya NKOMO, High CommissionerHigh Commission for the Republic of South Africa15 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1M 1M8
VISA : No required for less than 3 months (plus immunisation for yellow fever) |
| Canadian Embassy Accredited to South Africa |
|
|
 |
|
Description |
Sectors |
| Strengthen the finance management capacities through support to the implementation of the Public Finance Management Act and the Municipal Finance Management Act | Legal
Finance
Education
Health | | Manufacture and processing of asbestos will be prohibited in South Africa | Natural Resources
Environment | | International consultant for the mid-term evaluation of the project ’Capacity Building in the Department of Health’ | Education | | Create and sustain career-enhancing education and training programs responsive to current and future skills needs | Education
Consulting | | Commercial windfarm energy electricity generation facility and associated infrastructure | Engineering
Natural Resources | | Departments Discuss Plans for Scorpions | Legal
Health | | Women justice & empowerment initiative | Legal
Health |
|
|
|
