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Johannesburg Stock Exchange – Africa’s largest
stock exchange. Aside from enhancing job opportunities and wealth creation,
this regulated marketplace in Sandton is planning to create a pan-African
exchange by initially enabling investors to trade in shares from Ghana,
Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia
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South Africa's economic
hub Johannesburg will retain its title as Africa's most visited city for the
second year in a row, a study has shown.
"Johannesburg is set
to be the most popular destination city in Africa for the second year, followed
by Cape Town," the latest destination index published by MasterCard on
Thursday showed.
At least 4.3 million
people are expected to have visited the city by the end of next month, a 4.9
percent increase over last year's 4.1 million visitors.
The tourists are expected
to spend some US$3.2 billion compared to US$3.06 billion last year.
The study ranks 132
cities worldwide in terms of international visitor arrivals and their spending.
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The largest man-made urban forest in the world
is located in Johannesburg. Enhancing the quality of life of residents,
Johannesburg’s view is that by nurturing a greener city they are paying the way
for improved air quality, a habitat for wildlife and the potential to increase
property values. Photo by Rodger Richean on Flickr.
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Johannesburg is followed
by Cape Town, which should get 1.6 million out-of-towners as the second
destination of choice in Africa.
Trailing Cape Town is
Cairo in Egypt with an expected 1.35 million visitors, followed by Nigeria's Lagos
with 1.33 million, and then Morocco's Casablanca with slightly under a million
tourists.
Globally, London tops the
list for the third time, followed by Bangkok, Paris, Singapore and Dubai, said
the study.
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