Opponents say they do not fear direct competition from African businesses.
West African businesses have been springing up in the neighborhood, too.
And not all these African businesses are visible from the street.
It is the destination for movers and shakers at the forefront of African business.
Harris is best known for his work as an economist and social critic of African American business.
With little foreign investment and ownership, the biggest South African businesses became nests of complex cross holdings.
For that reason, black economic empowerment may be the most important trend in South African business today.
A year earlier, the company's profits were depressed by a $140 million loss on the sale of its South African business.
The migration expanded the market for African American business.
For the last five years, black empowerment has been possibly the most important trend in South African business.