Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: South Africa

South Africa Fast Facts:

Location, Location, Location: South Africa is located in the southern-most portion of the African continent. The terrain includes wide interior plateau enclosed by rugged hills.

Government: South Africa is governed as a republic with a recently revised constitution and democratically elected president.

Size Matters: The total land area of South Africa is 1,219,090 sq km, ranking as the 26th largest country in the world.

Cities: The five largest cities in South Africa are Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, East Rand and Pretoria, respectively.

Did You Know? South Africa maintains three capital cities: the executive capital city of Pretoria, the judicial capital city of Bloemfontein and the legislative capital city of Cape Town.

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Population: As of July 2009, South Africa’s population was estimated at 49,052, 289, the 34^th most populous country in the world.

Business Environment: South Africa was ranked the 32^nd best country in the world for business in a 2009 Doingbusiness.com ranking.

Top Industries: In terms of paid jobs, the labor force in 2007 was comprised of services (65%), industry (26%) and agriculture (9%).

Taxes: South Africa sanctions a Corporate Income Tax of 28%; an Individual Income Tax of 0-40%; and a Value Added Tax of 14%.

Quality of Life: In a recent “Quality of Living Global City Ranking” by Mercer, Cape Town was ranked as the 87^th best city in the world.

Weather: South Africa typically experiences a semi-arid climate ranging to subtropical along the eastern coast.

K-12: South Africa sustains over 28,000 primary education schools spanning from grades 1 to 12. In recent times, the country introduced new educational technologies to a previously antiquated schooling system.

College Education: More than a million students are enrolled in South Africa’s various universities of higher education, which are all autonomous and free of government control.

South Africa Economics:

In General: South Africa is widely considered an emerging marketplace with a vast supply of natural resources and relatively well developed financial, communications and energy sectors.

Services: The services sector typically makes up the greatest proportion of South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and labor force. A budding tourism industry and growing financial activities lead the services sector.

Industry: South Africa is the largest energy producer and consumer in Africa. In addition, the nation’s mining industry is a worldwide leader, producing a great portion of the world’s supply of diamonds as well as many additional valuable metals and minerals.

Agriculture: South Africa excels as a net exporter of farming goods, boasting a large agricultural sector. The commercial farming sector is moderately well developed, led by corn, sugar, citrus and wine.

A Closer Look: South Africa boasts the 25^th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the world according to 2008 estimates.

Did you know? The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is the largest stock exchange on the African continent and the 17^th largest in the world.

Sources: In addition to specific citations noted in this “Career Information” section, supplementary source materials include: the CIA World Factbook, Worldwidetax.com and Wikipedia.com.

16 South Africa Jobs Found

ERP Sales Representative (Financial Services)

Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise software company and the industry's leading database company. Since 1977, Oracle has provided technology,...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted about 20 hours ago

CRM Sales Representative

SOUTH AFRICA CRM Sales Representative The role of the CRM (Sales Representative / Client Manager) is to: • Understand clients' industry, business...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted about 20 hours ago

APPLICATIONS SALES CONSULTING MANAGER - FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUS

|APPLICATIONS SALES CONSULTING MANAGER - FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Purpose of the Role: To lead the...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted about 20 hours ago

APPLICATIONS SALES CONSULTING MANAGER - FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUS

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Purpose of the Role: To lead the development and delivery of the Financial Services (FSI) industry and applications...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted 2 days ago

BI Sales Executive for South Africa

Oracle EMEA BI&EPM global sales business unit is looking for a Sales Executive in order to raise the profile of Oracle’s Business Intelligence...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted 6 days ago

Credit Manager

Main Purpose of the role: Reporting to the General Manager, the Credit Manager ensures the company's portfolio. Responsibilities: l Collect...
中联重科金融服务公司 - No.4 Lake Albert Walk, Cedar Lakes, Fourways, Gauteng, SA - posted 7 days ago

Applications (CRM/ERP/HRM/EPM) Sales Representative/Account Mana

Purpose and Objective: This role is based in Kenya or South Africa. Manage Application Sales in Angola, working towards an allocated license sales...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted 8 days ago

EPM Solutions Sales Executive for South Africa

Oracle MEA EPM sales business unit is looking for a Solution Sales Representative in order to raise the profile of Oracle’s Enterprise Performance...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted 12 days ago

Regional Sales Director, Oracle Insurance

Oracle Financial Services Software is a separate company and majority-owned subsidiary of Oracle Corporation. Location : South...
ORACLE - Nationwide - posted 17 days ago

TECHNOLOGY SALES REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

TECHNOLOGY SALES REPRESENTATIVE – BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE To raise the profile of Oracle’s Business Intelligence Technology products within a...
ORACLE - Johannesburg - posted 19 days ago

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