South Africa

South Africa is a heady mix of third and first world cultures, along with the best and least crowded beaches in the world.

Throw in wildlife parks such as the Kruger Park, beautiful natural scenery, a great infrastructure, and a stable post-apartheid environment and you have a great destination waiting to happen.

South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; a stock exchange that ranks among the 10 largest in the world; and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region.

Eastern Cape Province

The Eastern Cape is one of the most diverse provinces in South Africa which ranges from the semi-desert of the Karoo to the sun-tropical forests of Tsitsikamma.

The Eastern Cape also offers a wealth of flora and fauna. The Addo Elephant Park and the private game reserve of Shamwari offer a chance to view the big 5 - Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and African Buffalo.

The area is a major agricultural area producing grain and fruit. There are some cattle and sheep ranches. For Port Alfred the main crop is fruit pineapples.

For the sunseekers visitors should head for the Sunshine Coast and the Wild Coast. Surfers, Jeffrey's Bay and Cape St. Francis.

Port Elizabeth is the main city in the Eastern Cape Province with direct air links to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.