Why invest in South Africa?

Have you ever wondered why anyone would want to invest in South Africa? The economic reasoning for such a decision, that is. In recent weeks, I have been asking myself this question with increased regularity.  On April 13, I decided to employ Google to see the results it delivers for ‘Why invest in South Africa?’ The top two unsponsored results returned were from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the South African consulate-general in New York City, with the latter citing the DTI as the source of its information, which differs from the information on the DTI website. The top sponsored result was from ‘Investment Opportunities - barclaysafrica.com‎’.