Which companies make the most money in South Africa?
First National Bank is the most valuable South African brand, worth $3.4bn.
Name | Revenue (2018) | |
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1 | Anglo American | $27.6 billion |
2 | Sasol | $14.8 billion |
3 | Shoprite Holdings | $11 billion |
4 | MTN Group | $10 billion |
# | Name | M. Cap |
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1 | Naspers 1NPSNY | $31.03 B |
2 | FirstRand 2FSR.JO | $17.88 B |
3 | Standard Bank Group 3SBK.JO | $16.17 B |
4 | Gold Fields 4GFI | $13.80 B |
First National Bank is the most valuable South African brand, worth $3.4bn.
The overall Top 20 Top Employers in South Africa starts off with Vodacom Group (South Africa) Ltd in first position, followed by HCL Technologies SA and Unilever SA. To distinctly summarise, these are the highest scoring companies that achieved a ranking continentally and in a specific African country.
- Communications/IT Technology. ICT beats agriculture as one of the fastest growing industries in South Africa. ...
- Agriculture. Farming remains vitally important to the economy. ...
- Mining. ...
- Manufacturing. ...
- Tourism. ...
- Textiles & Apparel. ...
- Real Estate, Finance & Business Services.
Key economic sectors
Mining, transport, energy, manufacturing, tourism and agriculture.
Rupert maintains his title as richest South African and is the second richest person in Africa (behind Aliko Dangote of Nigeria). His net worth of $10.1 billion (R188.47 billion) is thanks to his wide array of investments.
Patrice Motsepe
However, his undeniable business acumen and determination to succeed have seen him become South Africa's first black billionaire and the first African to sign Bill Gates and Warren Buffet's Giving Pledge.
There are more than 600 US companies operating in SA, including tech giants such as Oracle, Google, Amazon Web Services, Vantage Data Centres and Microsoft.
Who makes money in South Africa?
The Currency Management Department works with its subsidiaries namely, the South African Mint Company (RF) Proprietary Limited (SA Mint), which mints coins, and the South African Bank Note Company (RF) Proprietary Limited (SABN), which prints banknotes.
AFEX, specialising in brokerage and trade finance services for commodities such as maize, sorghum, cocoa, and rice, secures the 1st position with an impressive compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 500% over three years.
There are plenty of sectors in Africa that could use an innovation or two, but the most profitable industries to do business in are housing, waste management, technology, retail and agriculture. If you're skilled, these sectors can provide a high return on investment.
“More than 600 U.S. Companies are operating in South Africa, and they can offer valuable perspective on the business environment, and what's working, and areas in which we can further develop our trade and investment relationship.
As of the fourth quarter in 2023, most South African employees were working as elementary workers. Over 3.9 million people in South Africa were employed in that occupation. Individuals with jobs in sales and services followed with close to 2.9 million workers.
Peregrine tops research firm IBISWorld's latest list of the country's largest private companies with estimated annual revenue of $3.5bn, followed by Thomas Foods, car dealer and agribusiness CMV Group (estimated $1.7bn annual revenue) and retailer Drake Supermarkets (estimated $1.2bn annual revenue).
A total of 33 South African companies made it into the Financial Times/Statista 2023 annual ranking of Africa's 100 fastest growing companies, with cloud and software services provider Deimos Cloud the top-ranked local company.
Jobs in finance and sales are the most in demand in South Africa, with the labour market taking a hit from the delayed start to the school year. This is according to Pnet's Job Market Trends Report, which looks at the jobs and sectors that have been most in demand over the previous month.
Business & Management professionals are currently in highest demand when looking at advertised vacancies online. Managerial and leadership skills are in particularly high demand in the local employment market. For 2023, Finance is ranked the 2nd most in-demand job sector.
- Software Development;
- Technical / Business Architecture;
- Database Design / Development / Administration;
- Systems Analysis;
- Data Analysis / Data Warehousing; and.
- Business Analysis.
What is the fastest growing economic sector in South Africa?
While total GDP grew by 0.6%, quarter-on-quarter, agricultural GDP grew by 4.2% over the same period, making it the fastest-growing sector of the South African economy.
The public service space remains the largest employer in the country, says Public Service and Administration Minister, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo.
According to Forbes' real-time tracking of billionaires, Johann Rupert and family are the wealthiest in South Africa, with a net worth of $9.4 billion (R175. 7 billion). Much of the Ruperts' wealth is tied to the luxury goods business Richemont, which owns Cartier and Montblanc, and the holding company Remgro.
South African Nicky Oppenheimer, who formerly ran diamond mining firm DeBeers before selling it to mining firm Anglo American a decade ago, ranks No. 3, with $9.4 billion, up $1 billion from 2023. Thirteen of the billionaires added to their fortunes this year, while seven saw their net worth decline.
- Aliko Dangote. Net worth: $13.9 billion. ...
- Johann Rupert and family. Net worth: $10.1 billion. ...
- Nicky Oppenheimer & family. Net worth: $9.4 billion. ...
- Nassef Sawiris. Net worth: $8.7 billion. ...
- Mike Adenuga. Net worth: $6.9 billion. ...
- Abdulsamad Rabiu. ...
- Naguib Sawiris. ...
- Mohamed Mansour.