When Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as President in 1994, SA was insolvent (liabilities exceeded assets). Today, the Government's deficit is negligibly one of only a handful of countries in this position.
We've had single digit inflation since 1993 - following 20 years of double-digit inflation. Mortgage rates are at their lowest level since 1988.
South Africa is one of only 12 countries, where we can drink water from a tap. Our tap water was found to be the 3rd best quality in the entire world.
South African wines win international awards every year and we have the longest wine route in the world.
The Kruger Park has the most innovative management of a national park anywhere in the world - and is the world's most profitable game park.
Eskom is the largest producer of coal-fired electricity in the world and South Africans pay the least for electricity in the world.
South African Breweries is the 4th largest brewer in the world and produces over 50% of China's beer!
Mercedes Benz C Class, BMW 3 Series and VW Golf/Jetta vehicles for all right-hand drive markets throughout the world are produced in South Africa.
The Cape Peninsula has more species of plants per hectare than any other area of the world.
We have the oldest meteorite site in the world (Vredefort) which is almost 2 billion years old - that's half as old as the planet.
We were the first country to protect the great white sharks.
The Kimberley Hole is the largest man made hole in the world.
We have the second highest waterfall in the world (Tugela Falls) and the third biggest canyon (Blyde River).
South Africa is the only country in which two Nobel Peace prize winners lived on the same street. Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu both lived in Vilakazi Street in Soweto.
Magnificent highways
Warm, friendly, vibrant rainbow people
The world's most progressive Constitution
and ........................The world's best looking population.
