Competitiveness of South African Construction Firms in the Business Environment of Other African Countries

This paper presents the findings of evaluating the factors influencing the competitive abilities of South African construction organizations in other African countries. This was conducted to unravel a roadmap to aid the penetration of contractors domiciled in South Africa into other African countries' construction markets. Using a post-positivism philosophical approach, the study employed a quantitative method for data collection from construction professionals, forming the target respondents. Collected data were analysed using mean item score, Kruskal-Wallis h-test, and Student Newman Kaul post hoc test. The analysis showed that the most significant factors influencing the participation of South African construction organizations in other African countries are clients’ procurement strategy, government policies, and contractor management strategy. Based on the study’s findings, recommendations were proffered to boost the competitive capacity of South African construction organizations in the construction market of other African countries.