BP invests in South Africa

British Petroleum will be investing billions into South Africa. They will be investing in Mozambique and South Africa over the next 5 years. "With the improving investment climate, especially policy stability... being presented in Southern Africa, BP has decided to invest significantly for the benefit of all of our stakeholders," BP refining and marketing chief executive Iain Conn told reporters in Johannesburg. They will be building new plants and renewing the old ones.

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Country Project 2

South Africa gained it's independence from the United Kingdom on May 31, 1910. South Africa has some of the oldest human history in the world, though. Human artifacts have been found in S.A. from 170,000 years ago. South Africa was found in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck.

What Shaped South Africa?

• England's culture carried on from the UK to South Africa. 
• Racial segregation caused blacks, whites, and asians to all live in different parts of the country.
• South Africa has a history of bad police situations, including mass murders performed by the police.

Two key historical South African Figures.

•   Jan van Riebeeck

• Founded South Africa and made a refreshment stand for ships passing by. The stand eventually turned into the Cape of Good Hope which turned into Cape Town. 

•  Nelson Mandela
•  Helped protest against the racial segregation and became president in 1994 to 1999.

South Africa has the largest and best economy in Africa.

GDP per capita is $11,035
Unemployment rate is high at 25%
One South African rand equals $0.11 
Inflation rate is 5.09%
Literacy rate is 97%
Republic Government

Mandela Released

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid member, was just released from the hospital from pneumonia. He was in the ER for 10 days, making all of South Africa very nervous. He is still an icon to the country and helps fight the racial separation that occurs in South Africa. He is in serious home care. He is in his lats 90s and pneumonia has taken lives of older Africans lately.




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 http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/06/17629291-nelson-mandela-discharged-from-south-africa-hospital?lite

SA removes troops from warzone

South Africa will withdraw all of its troops from Central African Republic. 13 soldiers died here in march. Mabanga, a military spokesman, said the troops will pull out in line with a decision by South Africa's political leadership. He declined to say how many South African soldiers remained in Central African Republic and did not give a departure date.
South Africa's military union said earlier this week that most of the 200 South African troops who were there have already been withdrawn.
This will send workers back into their jobs after 6 years in war.
A South African soldier that will be sent home within the next week.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/world/africa/south-africa-to-withdraw-troops-from-central-african-republic.html

South African Fines unbuckled people in cars

South Africa will now be issuing fines for cars stopped with unbuckled passengers inside. Over Easter holiday, a test was run to see how many cars had people unbuckled inside. 250,000 vehicles were stopped during the holiday, and 79,056 fines were issued. Altogether 1,039 licences were suspended and 1,024 vehicles impounded. Minister Ben Martin ran the whole project. “In most vehicles we stopped, we found that only the driver wears the seat belt. The majority of rear seat passengers simply do not utilise seat belts even when roadblocks are conducted,” he said. More people will survive crashes each year, including those working in factories.
Ben Martin

 http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/buckle-up-or-be-fined-martins-1.1497176#.UWLreK52C7s
 

South African technology company Tellumat has opened a fully modernised electronics factory in Atlantis north of Cape Town, following a multi-million rand investment supported by the Department of Trade. South Africa now doesn't have to rely on outside resources for electronics. This will cost less and strengthen their economy. According to Tellumat CEO Rasheed Hargey, the factory was modernised with new production equipment in 2012, enabling it to produce electronics for brands such as Sony, Mecer and HiSense.

http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/tellumat-130313.htm#.UUCnF665K7s

This shows the inside of the building.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/images/stories/INDUSTRY/Tellumat_AAD_400x300.JPG

South Africa Police Drag

Eight South African Policemen were caught dragging a taxi driver by there police van. The eight officers were charged with murder on Friday, three days after the fatal incident.
They did not appear in court on Monday. A formal bail application is expected to be filed on Friday.
Mr Macia,  the taxi driver, was reportedly detained for parking his vehicle in a way that blocked traffic.
The video, recorded by a bystander on a mobile phone, shows a large crowd watching as policemen tied him to the van, dragging him as they drove away. The police force was already under intense investigation after officers shot dead 34 striking miners last August.
In the past few months, many incidents that involve the police have occurred. Many companies, including ones in the USA, may see this as bad security in South Africa which could cause less companies to want to ship their products into the country.

 Polgreen, Lydia. "Outrage in South Africa After Police Drag Man Behind Truck and He Dies." The New York Times. The New York Times, 01 Mar. 2013. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.


 This picture shows the taxi driver getting dragged by the police van. (http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zMSEDopt92a9qv0eo_ooiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9MjExNztjcj0xO2N3PTMwMDA7ZHg9MDtkeT0wO2)