and its supporters, causing food shortages as the new owners tend to have less farming experience. First-world infrastructure The needs of the mines to maintain internal security under apartheid had seen parts of South Africa develop an infrastructure that was sufficient to cater to business in the cities and as a connection between provinces (states). This has served the country well in the post apartheid years but is going to waste as infrastructure has not been well maintained by the ruling government. Foreign investment has flowed from South Africa around the globe: several major companies including Anglo-American, Old Mutual and South African Breweries are now listed on the London Stock Exchange. See also List of South African inventions and discoveries Economy of South Africa Economy of Africa Economic History Society of Southern Africa Investment Analysts Society of Southern Africa Economics Research South Africa Economic Society of South Africa Wealth inequality in South Africa References