City and Region

Group

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South Africa, Gauteng

Gauteng Johannesburg

Roodepoort Cosmo City

Johannesburg Airports and Freeways

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)

Transportation within in Johannesburg:

Gautrain

Minibus Taxi

Metered Taxi

MetroBus

MiniBus Taxi Hand Signals

MiniBus Taxi Hand Signals

Transportation Systems in/out Johannesburg:

Rea Vaya

Gautrain

Domestic Airport Flights

Ministry of Transport

•  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)

Agencies like the ones below Report to the Ministry of Transport and annually prepare and submit business plans to the Ministry.

Matriculation Rate dropping, 60.7% in 2009 Gauteng Early Childhood Development

Strategy

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.

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%

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.

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

~  Execu(ve  Branch  

~  House  of  Representa(ves  

~  Senate  

Government  Structure  

Key Stakeholders

•  Women

•  African National Congress (ANC)

•  Democratic Alliance (DA)

•  United Democratic Movement (UDM)

Entrepreneurial Support

•  The Business Place

•  Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP)

•  Business Partners

•  Local Universities

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

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

• South Africa has never had an official state religion nor any significant government prohibition regarding religious beliefs.

•  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

• 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

•  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.

• 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 and by and large follow many of the old

•  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

•  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.

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.

• 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