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South Africa listed companies.

198 publicly traded South African companies, organised by sector and exchange. Each company links into its filings history, KPIs and reporting metadata.

Public-company filings in South Africa are supervised by Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). Reporting follows IFRS. Filings are most commonly published in English. Major issuers are listed on JSE Top 40, FTSE/JSE All Share and FTSE/JSE SWIX. Calendar and June year-ends both common.

The South African listed-company landscape — JSE, resources, and dual-listed mega-caps

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) hosts approximately 280 listed companies across its Main Board and the AltX growth segment. The institutional universe is structured around the FTSE/JSE Top 40 (40 largest companies by free-float market cap, the primary benchmark), the FTSE/JSE All Share (ALSI) (the broadest market index), the SWIX 40 (Top 40 reweighted by shares held by South African residents, widely used by local fund managers), and sector sub-indices including RESI 10 (10 largest resources companies, a globally watched commodity bellwether). Total JSE Main Board market capitalisation exceeds $1 trillion, driven by a handful of globally scaled mega-caps.

The JSE's defining characteristic — and what makes it analytically unusual among emerging-market exchanges — is its cluster of dual-listed or cross-listed global-scale companies that use Johannesburg as a primary or secondary listing venue alongside London. Anglo American (diversified mining), BHP (resources supermajor, LSE + ASX primary), Glencore (commodities and trading, JSE + LSE), Richemont (luxury goods, JSE + SIX), Compagnie Financière Rupert, and Naspers / Prosus (internet investment, JSE + AEX) are among the names where JSE filings provide a parallel or complementary data stream to London or Swiss primary filings. The Top 40 sector composition reflects this: Mining and Resources, Financials (Standard Bank, FirstRand, Absa, Nedbank), Consumer Staples, and Industrials dominate, with a relatively thin Technology and Healthcare layer by developed-market standards.

FinancialReports tracks every JSE Main Board and AltX-listed issuer, classified by FRCF / ISIC sector and listing segment. Each company page surfaces complete SENS and JSE filing history, ISINs, ticker codes, dual-listing relationships (flagged explicitly for the Anglo American / BHP / Glencore cohort), and IR metadata, refreshed daily from FSCA and JSE sources. The AltX segment, designed for smaller and growth-stage South African businesses, operates under a mentorship model with lighter requirements but full SENS and JSE Listings Requirements disclosure obligations — relevant for analysts tracking domestic South African mid-cap industrial and tech growth names outside the major indices.

The dual-listed dimension makes JSE coverage particularly valuable for global resources and EM research: a quarterly production report or cautionary announcement from Anglo American or Glencore filed on SENS is often contemporaneous with or supplemental to the London RNS version, and the platform exposes both, linked at the company level. New listings, delistings, suspensions, and index reconstitutions flow through the same ingestion pipeline, with first SENS disclosures indexed on the day of admission.

Listed companies
198
South African issuers tracked
Stock exchanges
0
Country
ZA
South Africa
Sectors
8
distinct in dataset

Reporting at a glance — South Africa

Regulator, indices, accounting, language
Primary indices
JSE Top 40FTSE/JSE All ShareFTSE/JSE SWIX
Accounting standards
IFRS
Reporting languages
English
Fiscal year
Calendar and June year-ends both common

Featured South African companies

Top by filing volume
Company Ticker Sector Industry Filings
LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC LSAK Financial and insurance activities Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities 1,013
GOLD FIELDS LTD GFI Mining and quarrying Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 997
HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD HMY Mining and quarrying Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 966
SASOL LTD SSL Manufacturing Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms 784
DRDGOLD LTD DRD Mining and quarrying Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 732
INVESTEC INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 47HA Financial and insurance activities Activities of trusts, funds and similar financial entities 498
PAN AFRICAN RESOURCES PLC PAF Mining and quarrying Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 477
Old Mutual Limited OMU Financial and insurance activities Insurance 438
Standard Bank Group Limited SBK Financial and insurance activities Monetary intermediation 393
Thungela Resources Limited TGA Mining and quarrying Mining of hard coal 302
Valterra Platinum Limited VAL Mining and quarrying Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 76
NEDBANK GROUP LIMITED NED Financial and insurance activities Monetary intermediation 59
MTN GROUP LIMITED MTN Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities 58
ABSA GROUP ABG Financial and insurance activities Monetary intermediation 54
NASPERS LIMITED NPN Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities Web search portals activities and other information service activities 54
EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED EXX Mining and quarrying Mining of hard coal 48
KAP LIMITED KAP Manufacturing Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms 48
DISCOVERY LIMITED DSY Financial and insurance activities Insurance 47
CLICKS GROUP LIMITED CLS Wholesale and retail trade Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LIMITED ARIM Mining and quarrying Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 45
THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED BVT Administrative and support service activities Combined facilities support activities 44
A E C I LIMITED AFE Manufacturing Manufacture of other chemical products 43
SANLAM LIMITED SLM Financial and insurance activities Insurance 43
KUMBA IRON ORE LIMITED KIO Mining and quarrying Mining of iron ores 42
SANTAM LIMITED SNT Financial and insurance activities Insurance 41

Top sectors

  • Financial and insurance activities 43
  • Manufacturing 39
  • Real estate activities 29
  • Wholesale and retail trade 21
  • Mining and quarrying 19
  • Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities 13
  • Construction 5
  • Transportation and storage 5

Top industries

  • Real estate activities with own or leased property 29
  • Activities of holding companies and financing conduits 15
  • Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 14
  • Non-specialized retail sale 8
  • Insurance 7
  • Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities 6
  • Activities of trusts, funds and similar financial entities 6
  • Monetary intermediation 6

Query South Africa companies via API

Same dataset, programmatic access
# All South African listed companies
curl "https://api.financialreports.eu/api/companies/?country=ZA" \
    -H "x-api-key: $FR_API_KEY"

See the full API guide for South Africa →

Filings activity by year

Last 6 years · South African issuers
  • 2026 1,250
  • 2025 914
  • 2024 884
  • 2023 826
  • 2022 847
  • 2021 619

Reporting languages

Filing-by-filing distribution
  • English 11,666

FAQ — South Africa

Coverage, formats, integration
How many South African listed companies are in the database?
FinancialReports tracks 198 publicly traded South African companies, organised by sector, industry and exchange listing.
Which exchanges in South Africa are covered?
Each company page links into its exchange's full company list and trading metadata.
Which South African indices does FinancialReports cover?
Major South African indices in the dataset include JSE Top 40, FTSE/JSE All Share, FTSE/JSE SWIX. Each index has a dedicated page showing constituent companies and their filings history.
How is the South African company list kept up to date?
Listings are refreshed daily from regulator and exchange sources. New IPOs and de-listings flow through the same ingestion pipeline that backs the filings index.
Can I export the South African company list?
Yes. The /api/companies/?country=ZA endpoint returns the full list as JSON; bulk and redistribution licensing is available on paid plans.