List of South African companies
Encyclopedia
Broadcasting
- e.tvE.tve.tv is the fifth terrestrial television channel in South Africa, following three channels operated by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation and the privately owned subscription-funded M-Net, operated by Multichoice...
- MNetMnet-Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow:Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow was a startup company founded by Jim McCoy et al. to create MojoNation. After several years, the company ran out of money and laid off most of its employees; Bram Cohen went on to create BitTorrent and Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn...
- MultiChoiceMultiChoiceMultiChoice is a South African company which operates the DStv satellite television service, the main satellite TV service in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was formed out of the subscriber-management branch of the M-Net terrestrial pay TV company, and broadcasts the full range of M-Net channels on the...
- SABC
- Primedia BroadcastingPrimedia BroadcastingPrimedia is a leading South African media group, headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg. It currently operates more than 50 brands in broadcasting, advertising, marketing, promotions, sport, entertainment and digital media.-History:...
- TopTVTopTVTopTV is a South African satellite TV service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. TopTV is owned by On Digital Media, who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007. On Digital Media is 20% owned by TV satellite operator, SES Astra...
- TVmagic
Business Services
- DAV Professional Placement GroupDAV Professional Placement GroupDAV Professional Placement Group is a recruitment agency based in Johannesburg, South Africa and is a member of the Adcorp Holdings Group. In 2006, the company was honored as the South African "Best Company To Work For" by the South African member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. In 2007,...
- recruitment and employment services - AP Automotive Consultants - Consulting, Training and Business Incubation: www.ap-holdings.com
Computer and IT
- Intratec - Intratec Data Recovery Services
- Glink - Private Cloud Computing and ISP
- FNB ConnectFNB ConnectFNB Connect is an Internet service provider which operates as a business unit within FirstRand Bank Limited . FNB is a division of one of FRB and one of the "big four" Banks in the South African market....
- an ISP - EOH - Business and Technology solutions across all major industry verticals.
- Gijima AST Group LimitedGijima AST Group LimitedGijima Group Limited is a South African information and communication technology company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange...
- Technology People - IDXOnlineIDXOnlineIDXOnline is an Industrial IT solutions company headquartered in Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa. It was founded in 2001.-Products:IDXsuite, also known as Industrial Data Exchange....
- Industrial IT solutions company - Esquire Technologies South Africa
- JMCC - Software development and hardware support company
- MWEBMWEBMWEB is a South Africa's second largest Internet Service Provider founded in 1997. As of March 2011 it has approximately 350 000 subscribers...
- an ISPp - Network Support
- StatSoftStatSoftStatSoft is a global provider of enterprise and desktop software for data analysis, data management, data visualization, data mining , and quality control.-Company History:...
Southern Africa - Analysis, Credit Scoring, Data Mining - The IQ Business GroupThe IQ Business GroupThe IQ Business Group is a South Africa based management consulting firm, with operations in Australia and the United States. It was founded in July 1998. IQ's offering is to "understand business strategies and combine project management and process thinking to deliver pragmatic outcomes;" its...
- WebstormWebStormJetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.WebStorm provides automatic code completion, on-the-fly code analysis, refactoring support and VCS integration.-Key Features:...
- ITNA - Support, Backups and Security
- BizDir - Business Directory Of South Africa
- Africa Web Directory - Popular Web Directory Of South Africa
Energy
Food and beverage
- CloverClover (dairy)Clover Industries Limited is a leading South African dairy and milk production company.Founded in 1898 in Weenen, KwaZulu-Natal as the Natal Creamery Ltd, the company was a co-operative until 2003, trading first as Natal Creamery and, since 1943, as National Co-Operative Dairies Ltd...
- Ideal Processed MeatsIdeal Processed MeatsIdeal Processed Meats was founded in 1983 in Benoni, Johannesburg, South Africa. The company grew considerably in its early years and the brand established itself amongst larger rivals. In 1998 Ideal Processed Meats was sold to Nimbus Holdings. Nimbus Holdings was liquidated due to various...
- Tiger BrandsTiger BrandsTiger Brands Limited is a South African packaged goods company. In addition to the company's South African operations Tiger Brands also has direct and indirect interests in international food businesses in Chile, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Cameroon...
- Tongaat HulettTongaat HulettThe Tongaat Hulett Group is a major agribusiness company of southern Africa that focuses on sugar. The company is originally based on the Sugar Coast, in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, a suburb of Durban, and was founded in 1892 by Liege Hulett. Company stock is listed on the Johannesburg Securities...
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Insurance
- Old MutualOld MutualOld Mutual plc is an international long-term savings group. Established in 1845 in South Africa, it is now a FTSE100 listed company operating in 33 countries.-History:...
- SanlamSanlamSanlam Limited is a financial services group in South Africa with its head office in Bellville in the Western Cape. Established in 1918, the Group demutualised in 1998 and Sanlam Limited then listed on the JSE Limited in Johannesburg and the Namibian Stock Exchange. The Sanlam Group conducts its...
- Metropolitan Life
- Hollard
- First For WomenFirst for WomenFirst for Women is a woman's magazine published by Bauer Media Group in the USA. It was started in 1989, and has a circulation of 1.3 million....
- MiWay
- Outsurance
- AAAutomobile Association of South AfricaThe Automobile Association of South Africa, often abbreviated AA has been operating in South Africa since 1930. It is a non-profit organisation providing services to its Members such as roadside assistance, technical and motor-related legal advice...
Manufacturing
- Baygen
- De Haan’s Bus & CoachDe Haan’s Bus & CoachDe Haan’s Bus & Coach is an South African bus manufacturer located in Parow. The company was founded by the emigrant brothers Luit and Nicholas de Haan in 1951. De Haan's Bus & Coach is known for its carriages and buses...
- Turbo Quality Paints
- Union Carriage & WagonUnion Carriage & WagonUnion Carriage & Wagon is a rolling stock manufacturer located in South Africa.In 1964 UCW delivered their first electrical locomotives to the South African Railways, the South African Class 5E1, Series 2...
Media
- AvusaAvusa-History:Avusa is a media company in South Africa, formerly known as Johnnic Communications. Avusa means "to rouse feelings, to revive and evokes action"...
- NaspersNaspersNaspers is a South Africa-based multinational media company with principal operations in electronic media and print media Naspers is a South Africa-based multinational media company with principal operations in electronic media (including pay-television, internet and instant-messaging subscriber...
- Vibrations Media
- Junk Mail PublishingJunk Mail PublishingJunk Mail Publishing is South Africa's leading publisher in the Classified advertising industry, publishing various products through different Media such as print, World Wide Web, Mobile Web, SMS, and Phone.-History of the company:...
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Mining
- Anglo American plc
- Anglo PlatinumAnglo PlatinumAnglo Platinum Limited is the world's largest primary producer of platinum, accounting for about 38% of the world's annual. The company, based in South Africa, was previously called "Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited". Anglo Platinum expects to produce approximately 2.9 million...
- De BeersDe BeersDe Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
- Exxaro Resources
- Gold FieldsGold FieldsGold Fields Limited is a South African gold mining firm, one of the world’s largest, which is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange ....
- Harmony GoldHarmony Gold (mining)Harmony Gold is the third largest gold mining company in South Africa , the 12th largest in the world and the 5th largest gold producer in the world. Harmony and its subsidiaries conduct underground and surface gold mining and related activities, including exploration, processing, smelting and...
- Impala PlatinumImpala PlatinumImpala Platinum Holdings Limited is in the business of mining, refining and marketing of platinum group metals , as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. In the 2009 financial year, Implats produced 1.7Moz of platinum and 3.4Moz of PGMs...
- JFPI CorporationJFPI CorporationJFPI Corporation is an international closed-end investment and economic empowerment conglomerate based in Africa.While 100% of the shares are owned by private individuals, it is managed by a 53-member Board of Directors, representing each nation contained by Africa.JFPI promotes the growth of...
- Kumba ResourcesKumba ResourcesExxaro Resources is a large coal and heavy minerals mining company in South Africa. It is also the largest South African based mining company in the country. The company operates facilities and offices in Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia.-External links:******...
- Rio TintoRio Tinto GroupThe Rio Tinto Group is a diversified, British-Australian, multinational mining and resources group with headquarters in London and Melbourne. The company was founded in 1873, when a multinational consortium of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto river, in Huelva, Spain from the...
- Wesizwe PlatinumWesizwe PlatinumWesizwe Platinum is a controversial mining business in South Africa.There have been some concerns about the governance of Wesizwe Platinum.-Frischgewaagd-Ledig:...
Retail
- Pick 'n Pay
- WoolworthsWoolworths (South Africa)Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South African chain of retail stores and one of the largest in the country, modeled on Marks & Spencer of the United Kingdom . This relationship with Britain's Marks and Spencer was formed after the Second World War, which led to the retailer buying all of the...
- ShopriteShoprite (South Africa)Shoprite is a South African based retail and fast food company. It operates over 1200 corporate and 270 franchise outlets in 16 countries across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.- History:...
- Spar
- CheckersCheckers (supermarket chain)Checkers is a FMCG retailer owned by Shoprite Holdings that operates in Southern Africa. Checkers currently has 26 Checkers Hypers and 158 Checkers supermarkets operating in South Africa and Namibia...
- Cambridge
Telecommunications
- Telkom
- 8ta8ta8ta is a South African mobile telecommunications company. 8ta was launched in October 2010 and is owned by Telkom. 8ta phone numbers use the 0811 to 0814 dialling prefixes...
- 8ta
- Cell CCell CCell C is South Africa’s third cell network after Vodacom and MTN, and the first cellular provider operating a dual band GSM 900/1800 MHz network, with over 7,4-million subscribers according to recent reports in Business Day and myadsl...
- NeotelNeotelNeotel Ltd., previously SNO Telecommunications, is the second national operator for fixed line telecommunication services in South Africa. It was unveiled on August 31, 2006 in Kyalami in northern Johannesburg...
- VodacomVodacomVodacom is a pan-African mobile telecommunications company, and was the 1st cellular network in South Africa. It provides GSM service to more than 35 million customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2008...
- Gateway CommunicationsGateway CommunicationsGateway Communications own and operate a pan African communications network. They have a carrier services business unit who provide solutions connecting mobile phone and fixed line operators in Africa to each other and to the rest of the world, and a business services business unit that connects...
- Virgin MobileVirgin MobileVirgin Mobile is a brand used by many mobile phone service providers across the globe; its headquarters are based in the United Kingdom. Virgin Mobile has local operations in Australia, Canada, France, India, South Africa, Greece, United Kingdom and the United States. It briefly also had operations...
- MTN Group
- Red Bull Mobile
- WebstormWebStormJetBrains WebStorm is a commercial IDE for JavaScript, CSS & HTML built on JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA platform.WebStorm provides automatic code completion, on-the-fly code analysis, refactoring support and VCS integration.-Key Features:...
Transport
- Golden Arrow Bus ServicesGolden Arrow Bus ServicesThe Golden Arrow Bus Services Ltd is an operator of public transport system for the Cape Peninsula and surrounding areas of South Africa. Its services are primarily short-routes....
- PUTCOPUTCOThe Public Utility Transport Corporation provides commuter bus services in Gauteng, Limpopo and the western parts of Mpumalanga in South Africa. PUTCO was established in 1945 after the bus strike of 1944...
- Rovos RailRovos RailRovos Rail is a private railway company operating out of Capital Park Station in Pretoria, South Africa. The Society of International Railway Travelers has regularly named the Pride of Africa, as the train is called, as one of the World's Top 25 Trains because of its excellent accommodation, public...
- TransnetTransnetTransnet SOC Ltd is a large South African rail, port and pipeline company, headquartered in the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. It was formed as a limited company on April 1, 1990. A majority of the company's stock is owned by the Department of Public Enterprises, or DPE, of the South African...
- Transnet National Ports AuthorityTransnet National Ports AuthorityTransnet National Ports Authority is a government corporation of South Africa and division of Transnet, responsible for managing and governing seven of South Africa's major seaports. Another division of Transnet, South African Port Operations, is responsible for port operations. NPA main offices...
- Transnet National Ports Authority
See also
- Companies traded on the JSECompanies traded on the JSEThis is a list of companies traded on the JSE. The original compilation of the list was done in February 2006.Note: For companies without a listed external link there is generally plenty of information available at various financial information sites; please see article's External links section...