Malaysian Investment in South Africa-Some Initial Observations

Some Initial Observations Vishnu Padayachee Imraan Valodia PRIOR to 1994, there were two broad views on potential inflows of foreign direct investment (FDD into South Africa. The one view expected that large inflows would quickly follow the resolution of the political conflict, while the other took a more sceptical view on potential FDI, emphasising the mobilisation of domestic savings and the restructuring of the local capital market [Padayachee 1995].