Online Course: Business in Southern Africa

1. Southern Africa Economic Integration
2. Doing Business in the Southern African Countries
3. Southern African Businessman
4. Logistics in Southern Africa
   1. Trans-African Roads
   2. Largest Southern African Ports
5. Other regional economic institutions and trade agreements related to Southern Africa
6. Business Plan for the Southern African Markets

The main objective of the course is to provide an overview of the economy of the Southern African region and the business opportunities in order to:

1. Learn to do business in Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Eswatini (Swaziland))
2. Know the business opportunities in the Southern African region
3. Analyse the international trade (Import, Export) and foreign direct investment (FDI) flows
4. Understand the importance of the SADC (Southern African Development Community), SACU (Southern African Customs Union) and COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement
5. Know the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the Southern African markets
6. Know the Trans-African corridors and the largest ports in the Southern African region
7. Know the main Southern African Businesspeople
8. Design a business plan for the Southern African markets

Course intended for all those wanting to specialise in the Southern African Markets.

This course contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work out and pass to obtain the “Professional Diploma in Foreign Trade and Business in Southern Africa” issued by EENI Global Business School.

Students who have taken this Professional Course (Doing Business in Southern Africa) can validate and register for a Master or Doctorate at EENI.

This course is part of the following Higher Education Programs taught by EENI:

1. Masters: Business in Africa, International Business
2. Doctorates: African Business, World Trade

1- Regional Economic Integration in Southern Africa.

The Southern African Economic Area (PDF) of the African Civilisation.

There are two main economic communities in Southern Africa:

1. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
2. Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

We must also consider COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) and COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

1. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
2. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

All the Southern African Countries belong both to the SADC and the tripartite agreement.

Trade Agreements related to the Southern African markets

1. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA)
2. India-Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) Agreement
3. United States-Africa (AGOA)
4. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
5. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership
6. Generalised System of Preferences (EU-GSP)
7. EU-South Africa Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement
8. Southern African Customs Union (SACU)-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

2- Doing Business in the Southern African Countries

The Southern African region consists of seven countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini (Swaziland), Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The economic engine in the region is South Africa (the second-largest African economy).

1. Doing Business in Botswana
2. Doing Business in Eswatini (Swaziland)
3. Doing Business in Lesotho
4. Doing Business in Namibia
5. Doing Business in South Africa
   1. H.E. PhD Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
   2. Desmond Tutu
6. Doing Business in Zambia
7. Doing Business in Zimbabwe

3- Southern African Businessman

1. Cheryl Carolus
2. Rapelang Rabana
3. Cyril Ramaphosa
4. Wendy Appelbaum
5. Bridgette Radebe
6. Irene Charnley
7. Patrice Motsepe
8. Divine Ndhlukula
9. Strive Masiyiwa
10. Sifiso Dabengwa
11. Monica Katebe Musonda

4- Logistics in Southern Africa

4.1 Trans-African corridors:

1. Tripoli-Windhoek Corridor
2. Cairo-Gaborone Corridor
3. Beira-Lobito Corridor
4. North-South Corridor
5. Lobito Corridor
6. Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

4.2 Largest ports in Southern Africa

1. Port of Durban
2. Port of Walvis Bay

5- Business Plan for the Southern African Markets.

The Course includes the Market Access Tool:

Other regional economic institutions and trade agreements in Southern Africa

1. African Development Bank (AfDB)
2. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
3. African Union (AU)
4. African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
5. Africa-South America Summit (ASA)
6. India-Africa Forum
7. China-Africa Forum

Masters and Doctorates in Global Business adapted to the Southern African Students: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini (Swaziland), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

EENI African Portal

1. Area of Knowledge: Africa - Courses: Doing Business
2. The main religion in Southern Africa is Christianity.
3. The main business language is English.

SADC and COMESA countries analysed in...

1. Central Africa: Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda
2. East Africa: The Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda

EENI African Students: