Your best business development ideas in South Africa

south africa has a very competitive business enviroment which is protected by the state.personal i would offer professional services on the critical skills list.the chances of success depends on my professional depth as i will have to go through stiff competition.it will take time for me set my foothold on the market.

the most common type of business is tuckshopping.but the challenges is to face stiff competition from big chainstores like shoprite,pic n py etc.the people here are used to these chain stores.security is also of conern as so many foreigners have been burnt alive in their tuckshops

looting can happen anytime when there is a general complaint.the main problem is that south africans are armed  with firearms.

the industry which is better is mining but needs a lot of capital input and is very complicated .another industry which is very viable is electronics technology which should include cell phone repairs,dvd repairs and radio repairs
this industry is very viable because these skills are scarce,especial chinese electronic technology since most goods here are from china and frequently break down.

merchandising can be viable if one can compete with existing supply chains and also if specialising on certain products after a market research.