Click to get this free report >> ISHARS-S AFRICA (EZA): ETF Research Reports ETFS-PLATINUM (PPLT): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. (Read: Forget the BRIC ETFs, Focus on the PICKs ) Since its transition from Apartheid in 1994, the largest economy in Africa has grown at an average rate of 3.3% while the inflation has remained modest within 3% to 6% range. All three major rating companies have lowered their outlook for South Africa's debt to negative from stable in the past six months due to growing unemployment, income inequality and policy uncertainty.