Nigerian businesses need better strategies to survive in South Africa

The Guardian Nigeria
21 Sep 2023

Inability to cope with the sophisticated nature of the South African economy, stringent regulatory frameworks and rigid labour laws are listed as probable reasons many Nigerian companies, which attempted to open in the former apartheid country could not survive. Speaking with Nigerian journalists, SAIIA’s Head of African Governance and Diplomacy Programme Steven Gruzd said that despite the readiness of the South African economy, it is worrisome that Nigerian firms are not evenly represented in the country.

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