  Q: Have any South African companies emerged for investors?  A:
South Africa at times showed promise to be an economic
powerhouse. But global public outcry over apartheid turned the
country into a political hot spot instead.  Some hoped that
would change. In 1991, the last major apartheid rules were
repealed and Nelson Mandela was elected president of the African
National Congress. That means the African nation has had more
than two decades to reinvigorate its economy and return to the
global trade stage.  FULL COVERAGE: Nelson Mandela  So far,
though, the nation hasn't been a big incubator for companies.
Investors interested in this region of the world can invest in a
basket of South African companies through the iShares MSCI South
Africa exchange traded fund (EZA).  This South African ETF is
also interesting because it reveals what some of the biggest
companies in the nation are. The company with the largest
weighting (14%) in the ETF is Naspers.  Naspers, which has a
market value of about $38 million in U