Since the 1960's economic growth has declined in South Africa as a result of political oppression and its consequences of lack of foreign and national investments , low productive,strikes,sanctions.SouthAfrican industries are falling as a result of insufficient markets and we import more goods than we export . South Africa is a good example of a developing state , like all developing states , South Africa is still battling to improve its poor trade market and its currency against the dollar, pound and  pula .