Here’s a look at the top employers in South Africa

Company name
Industry

PepsiCo South Africa
Food and Beverages, Manufacturing

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa
Automotive, Manufacturing

Alexforbes
Financial Services

Savino Del Bene South Africa
Transport and Logistics

Mediclinic South Africa
Healthcare

Forvia Faurecia
Automotive

BASF South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Automotive, Chemicals, Manufacturing

Impala Member of the Implats Group
Mining

MultiChoice Group
IT, Media/Advertising, Telecommunications

Monocle
Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Professional Services

Mr Price Group Limited
Finance Services, Retail

Bayer (Pty) Ltd
Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Services, Pharmaceuticals

Plennegy (Pty) Ltd
Automotive, Consumer Goods and Services

BMW Group South Africa
Automotive, Financial Services, IT, Manufacturing

Stryker South Africa Pty Ltd
Healthcare

Western Cape Government
Public Sector

MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited
Automotive

AfroCentric Group
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals

McDonald’s South Africa
Food and Beverages

Thungela Resources
Mining

McCain Foods
Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing

Unitrans Supply Chain Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Transport and Logistics

Weir Minerals South Africa
Engineering

Absa Bank Limited
Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Professional Services

MTN South Africa
Telecommunications

BCX
IT

Daimler Truck Southern Africa
Automotive, Financial Services, Manufacturing

Anglo American
Mining

Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals

Cipla South Africa
Pharmaceuticals

Massmart
Retail

Bridgestone
Automotive, Manufacturing

Evolution Credit Limited
Financial Services

Zensar South Africa (Pty)Ltd
IT

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
Pharmaceuticals

African Bank Ltd
Banking, Financial Services

Schauenberg Systems
Mining, Manufacturing

Diversey SA (Pty) Ltd
Chemicals

Diageo South Afruca (Pty) Ltd
Consumer Goods and Services

IG Markets South Africa
Financial Services, IT

EOH Holdings LImited
Engineering, IT, Professional Services, Telecommunications

Caterpillar Southern Africa (PTY) Ltd
Construction, Energy, Engineering, Mining, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics

Acciona
Construction, Engineering, Financial Services, Real Estate

Boston Scientific South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Healthcare

Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa
Energy

Merchants SA
Professional Services

Airbus Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
Engineering, Manufacturing, Telecommunications

Makosi SA (Pty) Ltd
Professional Services

LegalWise South Africa (RF) (Pty) Ltd
Financial Services, Insurance, Professional Services

Nutun Digital Business Services
Financial Services, Professional Services

Kerry Ingredients SA Pty Ltd
Food and Beverages, Manufacturing

Workforce Staff Pty Ltd
Professional Services, Recruitment

Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Proprietary Limited
Consumer Goods and Services, Pharmaceuticals

Tsebo Solutions Group (Pty) Ltd
Construction, Consumer Goods and Services, Electronics, Engineering, Energy, Food and Beverages, Professional Services, Utilities

BP Southern African
Energy

Isuzu Motors South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Automotive

Mccormick South Africa
Food and Beverages

Vedanta Zinc Internanational
Mining

Telkom SA Soc Limited
Engineering, IT, Real Estate, Retail, Telecommunications

Agricultural Research Council
Public Sector

DHL Supply Chain (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Automotive, Consumer Goods and Services, Engineering, Food & Beverages, Manufacturing, Mining, Retail, Transport and Logistics

Gautrain Management Agency
Public Sector, Transport and Logistics

Twizza (PTY) Ltd
Food and Beverages, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics

Canon South Africa (PTY) Ltd
Consumer Goods and Services, Electronics, IT

Bureau Veritas South Africa Group
Professional Services

OUTsurance
Financial Services, Insurance

Transunion Africa
Financial Services

Kimberly-Clark South Africa
Consumer Goods and Services

Astrazeneca (Pty)Ltd
Pharmaceuticals

Medshield Medical Scheme
Insurance

AECI Limited
Chemicals, Construction, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing, Mining, Real Estate

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited
Financial Services, Insurance

National Lotteries Commission
Financial Services. Public Sector

Komatsu Mining Corp. Group
Manufacturing, Mining

PnS Group
Consumer Goods and Services, Retail

Dark Fibre Africa Proprietary Limited
Telecommunications

Hewlett-Packard South Africa (Pty) Ltd
IT

Puma South Africa
Retail

RCL Foods
Food and Beverages, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics

Herbalife
Retail

DHL International (Pty) Ltd t/a DHL Express
Transport and Logistics

Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd
Construction, Mining, Utilities

Sanofi
Pharmaceuticals

Saint-Gobain Construction Products South Africa
Manufacturing

Smollan
Consumer Goods and Services, Retail

Samsun Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Telecommunications

Vodacom Pty Ltd
Telecommunications

Redefine Properties
Real Estate

Heineken Beverages (PTY) Ltd
Food and Beverages, Manufacturing

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Engineering, Healthcare

ATNS
Public Sector, Transport and Logistics

RCS Cards
Financial Services

Mondelez International
Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages

Toyota South Africa
Automotive, Manufacturing

Novartis South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Pharmaceuticals

Becton Dickinson (Pty) Ltd
Healthcare

JTI South Africa
Consumer Goods and Services

Santam Ltd
Insurance

Dimension Data
IT, Professional Services, Telecommunications

Hilti South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Construction, Engineering, Mining

GZ Industries South Africa (Pty) Limited
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Shoprite Group of Companies
Retail

Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing

African Rainbow Minerals
Mining

Sanlam
Financial Services

Government Employees Medical Scheme
Healthcare

Firstrand
Banking, Financial Services, Insurance

Genpact
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IQ Business
Professional Services

Mondi SA
Manufacturing, Engineering, Professional Services

CEF Group
Energy, Mining Public Sector

Philip Morris
Consumer Goods and Services

Palabora Mining Company (Pty) Ltd (HBIS Group – PMC)
Mining

Legal Aid South Africa
Public Sector

Nashua (Pty)Ltd
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Cell C Limited
Telecommunications

Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages
Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages

Accenture (South Africa) (Pty)Ltd
IT, Professional Services

DHL Global Forwarding South Africa (PTY) Limited
Transport and Logistics

Discovery
Banking, Financial Services, Insurance

HCLTech
IT

Law for All
Insurance, Professional Services

Medtronic Africa PTY Ltd
Healthcare

Mercedes-Benz South Africa Ltd
Automotive

CHEP South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Consumer Goods and Services. Transport and Logistics

Coca-Cola Africa (Pty) Ltd
Consumer Good and Services, Food and Beverages

Huawei Technologies Africa (Pty) Ltd
IT, Telecommunications

Volkswagen Group South Africa
Automotive, Manufacturing

Financial Service Conduct Authority
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Engie South Africa
–

LexisNexis South Africa
–

Avbob
Financial Services, Insurance

Lactalis South Africa
Engineering, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing

EPPF
Financial Services

The South African Breweries
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Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd
Engineering, Manufacturing

Tiger Brands Ltd
Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages

Clicks Group Limited
Consumer Goods and Service, Healthcare

Shell South Africa
Chemicals, Energy, Manufacturing

Total Energies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Chemicals, Energy

Acino Healthcare Group
Pharmaceuticals