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​Gateway to Africa
​As the gateway to Africa, we enable access to the markets of the world’s second largest continent, which contains 30% of the globe’s mineral reserves, and 1 billion people.

Ideal base to reach 14 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries comprising over 250 million people.
SA has free trade agreement with SADC countries.

Joburg’s OR Tambo International Airport is the biggest and busiest freight and passenger hub in Africa.gateway_africamap.jpg
Over 20 major international airlines fly to OR Tambo International Airport.
Joburg has 3 airports with links to Africa (OR Tambo International, Lanseria International and Grand Central Airport).​

Road and rail links to all the main cities and ports in the sub-continent, including Maputo, Durban, Richard’s Bay, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
The largest inland port in Africa and the largest container depot in SA, the City Deep Transport Logistics Hub, are found in Joburg.

Global Competitiveness Ratings highlight Johannesburg's​ role in Africa and attractiveness for FDI:

Africa’s Cities of Opportunities: Overall Index 2015 (PWC 2015 Into Africa Report)
1 Cairo
2 Tunis
3 Joburg
4 Casablanca
5 Algiers

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