List of companies of South Africa

Location of South Africa

South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation.

The World Bank classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country.[1][2] Its economy is the second-largest in Africa, and the 34th-largest in the world.[3] In terms of purchasing power parity, South Africa has the seventh-highest per capita income in Africa. However, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about a quarter of the population unemployed and living on less than US$1.25 a day.[4][5] Nevertheless, South Africa has been identified as a middle power in international affairs, and maintains significant regional influence.[6][7]

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in South Africa".

Largest companies

Name Founded Industry Revenue (2018) Headquarters Market Value (2018) Ref(s)
1 Anglo American 1917 Diversified Metals & Mining $27.6 billion Johannesburg $35.9 billion [8]
2 Sasol 1950 Chemicals $14.8 billion Sandton $21 billion [8]
3 Shoprite Holdings 1979 Food Retail $11 billion Brackenfell $7 billion [8]
4 MTN Group 1994 Telecommunications $10 billion Randburg $13.5 billion [8]
5 Absa Group Limited 1991 Banking $9.7 billion Johannesburg $9.9 billion [8]
6 Standard Bank Group 1862 Banking $9.6 billion Johannesburg $22.9 billion [8]
7 Bidvest 1988 Investment Services $9.4 billion Sandton $7.2 billion [8]
8 Sanlam 1918 Life & Health Insurance $8.9 billion Bellville $12.4 billion [8]
9 Old Mutual 1845 Insurance $8.2 billion Sandton $8.3 billion [8]
10 Nedbank 1888 Banking $7.7 billion Sandton $9.4 billion [8]
11 FirstRand 1838 Banking $7.6 billion Sandton $27.2 billion [8]
12 Naspers 1915 Broadcasting $6.9 billion Cape Town $111.3 billion [8]
13 Vodacom 1994 Telecommunications $6.5 billion Midrand $9.6 billion [9]
14 Mondi 1967 Paper & Paper Products $8.8 billion Johannesburg $10.9 billion [8]
15 MMI Holdings Limited 1898 Life & Health Insurance $6.1 billion Centurion $1.8 billion [8]
16 Investec 1974 Investment Services $6 billion Sandton $6.3 billion [8]
17 Telkom 1910 Telecommunications $3 billion Centurion $3.8 billion [10]
18 Remgro 1948 Conglomerates $2 billion Stellenbosch $10.1 billion [11]

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct
Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes
Adcock Ingram Health care Pharmaceuticals Midrand 1891 Healthcare products
Afrihost Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Sandton 2000 ISP
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) Industrials Transportation services Bedfordview 1993 Airport management
Anglo American Basic materials General mining Johannesburg 1917 Mining
Anglo American Platinum Basic materials General mining Johannesburg 1995 Mining, part of Anglo American
Aspen Pharmacare Health care Pharmaceuticals uMhlanga 1850 Drug company
Automobile Association of South Africa Consumer services Specialized consumer services Midrand 1930 Automotive services
ABSA Group Financials Banks Johannesburg 1991 Banking and investments
Business Connexion Group Technology Software Centurion 1979 I/T
Capitec Bank Financials Banks Stellenbosch 2001 Bank
Cell C Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Randburg 2001 Mobile network
Checkers Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Brackenfell 1956[12] Supermarkets, part of Shoprite since 1991
De Beers Basic materials General mining Johannesburg 1995 Mining
Defy Appliances Manufacturing & services Appliances Durban 1905
De Haan's Bus & Coach Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Cape Town 1951 Bus manufacturer
Dimension Data Technology Software Sandton 1983 Software and services
e.tv Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Cape Town 1998 Television
Eskom Utilities Conventional electricity Sandton 1923 Electrical producer and distribution
Exxaro Basic materials Coal Centurion 2006 Coal mining
Food Lover's Market Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Brackenfell 1993 Food Retailer
First National Bank Financials Banks Johannesburg 1838 Bank, part of First Rand
First Rand Financials Banks Johannesburg 1998 Bank
FNB Connect Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Johannesburg 2009 ISP, part of First National Bank
Gallo Record Company Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Johannesburg 1926 Record label, part of Times Media Group
Gijima Group Technology Telecommunications equipment Centurion 1998 Communications technology
Gold Fields Basic materials Gold mining Sandton 1998 Gold mining
Golden Arrow Bus Services Consumer services Travel & tourism Cape Town 1863 Public transportation
Harmony Gold Basic materials Gold mining Johannesburg 1950 Gold mining
Hollard Group Financials Full line insurance Johannesburg 1980 Private insurance
Illovo Sugar Consumer goods Food products uMhlanga 1891 Sugar
Impala Platinum Basic materials General mining Johannesburg 1973 Mining and refining
Kumba Iron Ore Basic materials Iron & steel Centurion 2001 Iron mining
Investec Financials Banks Sandton 1974 Banking and investments
LIFE Healthcare Group Health care Health care providers Randburg 1983[13] Hospitals
Mathews & Associates Architects Industrials Business support services Pretoria 2000 Architecture
Mediclinic International Health care Health care providers Stellenbosch 1983 Hospitals
M-Net Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Randburg 1986 Television
Mr. Price Group Ltd. Retail Clothing, home and sport goods Durban 1985
MTN Group Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Johannesburg 1994 Multinational telecom
MultiChoice Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Randburg 1996 Entertainment and broadcasting
MWEB Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Cape Town 1997 ISP
Naspers Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Cape Town 1915 Media group
Nedbank Financials Banks Sandton 1888 Bank
Neotel Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Midrand 2006 ISP
Netcare Health care Health care providers Sandton 1996 Hospitals, part of General Healthcare Group (UK)
Nu Metro Cinemas Consumer services Recreational services Randburg 1932 Cinemas
Old Mutual Financials Asset managers Johannesburg 1845 Asset management and insurance
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Industrials Railroads Johannesburg 1990 Railroads
PetroSA Oil & gas Exploration & production Cape Town 1965 State-owned oil
Pick 'n Pay Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Cape Town 1967 Supermarket chain
Pioneer Foods Consumer goods Food products Bellville 1997 Packaged goods
PPC Ltd. Industrials Building materials & fixtures Pretoria 1892 Cement
Premier FMCG Consumer goods Food products Midrand 1820 Packaged foods
Primedia Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Sandton 1994 Media holding group
Primedia Broadcasting Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Sandton 1994 Radio, news, part of Primedia
PUTCO Consumer services Travel & tourism Sandton 1945 Public transportation
RCL Foods Consumer goods Food products Westville 1960 Primarily packaged foods
Retief, de Ville & Co. Industrials Commercial vehicles and trucks Paarl ca. 1880 Coaches
Riovic Technology Computer services Johannesburg 2015 P2P insurance, on-demand insurance platform
Rovos Rail Industrials Railroads Pretoria 1989 Rail
South African Broadcasting Corporation Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Johannesburg 1936 State broadcasting
South African Airways Consumer services Airlines Kempton Park 1934 Airline
Sanlam Financials Asset managers Bellville 1918 Asset management and insurance
Sappi Basic materials Paper Johannesburg 1936 Paper
Sasol Oil & gas Exploration & production Sandton 1950 Refining
Shoprite Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Brackenfell 1979 Food retailer
South African Breweries Consumer goods Brewers Sandton 1895 Brewery, part of Anheuser-Busch InBev (Belgium)
South African Post Office Industrials Delivery services Pretoria 1991 Postal services
Standard Bank Financials Banks Johannesburg 1862 Banks
StarSat, South Africa Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Midrand 2010 Part of StarTimes (China)
Ster-Kinekor Consumer services Recreational services Sandton 1969 Cinemas
Telkom Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Centurion 1991 Telecom
Telkom Mobile Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Centurion 2010 Mobile GSM, part of Telkom
Tiger Brands Consumer goods Food products Sandton 1921 Primarily packaged foods
Times Media Group Consumer services Publishing Johannesburg 2012 Publisher
Tongaat Hulett Consumer goods Food products oThongathi 1892 Sugar
Transnet National Ports Authority Industrials Transportation services Johannesburg 2005 Ports
Transnet Industrials Transportation services Johannesburg 1990 Ports and rail
Travelstart Consumer services Travel & tourism Cape Town 1999 Travel booking
Union Carriage & Wagon Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Nigel 1957 Rolling stock manufacturer
Vodacom Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Midrand 1994 Mobile network, part of Vodafone (UK)
Wesizwe Platinum Basic materials General mining Johannesburg 2003[14] Mining
Woolworths Consumer services Broadline retailers Cape Town 1931 Retail stores


See also

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References

  1. ^ "South Africa". World Bank. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. ^ David Waugh (2000). "Manufacturing industries (chapter 19), World development (chapter 22)". Geography: An Integrated Approach. Nelson Thornes. pp. 563, 576–579, 633, 640. ISBN 978-0-17-444706-1. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. ^ "South Africa". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ^ "South Africa's Unemployment Rate Increases to 23.5%". Bloomberg. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. ^ "HDI" (PDF). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008.
  6. ^ Cooper, Andrew F; Antkiewicz, Agata; Shaw, Timothy M (10 December 2007). "Lessons from/for BRICSAM about South-North Relations at the Start of the 21st Century: Economic Size Trumps All Else?". International Studies Review. 9 (4): 675, 687. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2486.2007.00730.x.
  7. ^ David A. Lynch (2010). Trade and Globalization: An Introduction to Regional Trade Agreements. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7425-6689-7. Retrieved 25 August 2013. Southern Africa is home to the other of sub-Saharan Africa's regional powers: South Africa. South Africa is more than just a regional power; it is currently the most developed and economically powerful country in Africa, and now it is able to use that influence in Africa more than during the days of apartheid (white rule), when it was ostracised.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Forbes Global 2000". Forbes. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Vodacom - Consolidated Financial Statements 2018" (PDF). Vodacom-reports. Vodacom. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Telkom Integrated Report for the year ended 31 March 2018" (PDF). Sharedata. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Remgro IAR" (PDF). Remgro. 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  12. ^ "How Raymond Ackerman built an empire | Cape Argus". Iol.co.za. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Wesizwe Platinum Limited: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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