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South Africa Business Directory

Find any business in South Africa by what you know about it: its name, its CIPC registration number, the street or postcode it sits on, or the trade it is in. Every business comes from the South African business register, not only the ones that paid to be found. Pick a city to see which businesses opened there this year.

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New businesses in South Africa, registered in 2026

Across South Africa, 13 businesses were registered this year for every 1,000 that already exist, and Rustenburg registers them fastest. Pick a city to see who opened there, by name and by trade.

Arrivals · South AfricaMonthly refresh

The latest arrivals: the most recently added businesses per city at the last monthly refresh. All of them are in the listings below.

  • Ebrahim Asmal Trading (PTY) LTDRestaurantJohannesburg2026
  • Dagfried Eiendomme (PTY) LTDReal estatePretoria2026
  • Cedras Bros Properties (PTY) LTDReal estateCape Town2026
  • Border Creek Properties 23 (PTY) LTDReal estateDurban2026
  • Dovac N E Properties (PTY) LTDReal estateGermiston2026
  • Rediore Investment Group (PTY) LTDTransportPolokwane2026

New in your city, by trade

Johannesburg registered more new software developers (1,125) than new restaurants (344) this year.

CityRestaurantsBeauty salonsReal estate agentsSoftware developers

Every cell opens the listings for that city and trade.

Where South Africa starts businesses

Rustenburg starts businesses faster than Johannesburg, Cape Town or Pretoria: 17 new ones for every 1,000 that exist, 70% more than Pretoria's 10.

50+40 to 49under 40new per 1,000

New businesses this year for every 1,000 that already exist, counted from the register data. Places under 10 per 1,000 are a data gap, not a fact, and stay out.

#CityPer 1,000New in 2026
National: 13 per 1,000Every row sets the lens

What South Africa is starting

Cleaning companies start fastest: 406 new for every 1,000 in business, against 58 for restaurants and 12 for home builders.

Bar = new in 2026; colour = start rate. Each bar opens the listings for that industry.

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New business listings in South Africa

Every business behind the arrivals board: each one registered in South Africa this year with one to nine people, live from the register data. Filter further by industry, size, legal form or revenue, open any row for the full record, and take them all as an Excel file.

Filters onRegistered in 20261 to 9 people
Showing 25 of 20,356 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionCompany Registration Number
1
Bonanza Developers (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Polokwane
150 Marshall St
Limpopo
0699
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202653829507
2
Go Touch Down Resortsburgundy (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Johannesburg
23 Morris St East, Woodmead Exchange Bldg Block C Woodmead Sandt
Gauteng
2196
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202606556907
3
Imvora Holdings (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Johannesburg
Ivory Grove, 1 Mustang Close Northriding
Gauteng
2162
2026
0
1
Corporation
202608381407
4
Nextup Sport (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Johannesburg
28 Albatross Dr
Gauteng
2191
2026
$779,112
6
Corporation
202610652407
5
Trailtime (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Cape Town
21 Sarazen Rd
Western Cape
7441
2026
$107,360
2
Corporation
202600490807
6
Overland Clothing Kimberley (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Kimberley
Shop 83c, Diamond Pavilion Mall
Northern Cape
8301
2026
$1,024,440
6
Corporation
202605453407
7
Wolf Vosse Investments (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Secunda
4 Bekker St
Mpumalanga
2300
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202640023307
8
Wekader (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Germiston
5 Basalt St
Gauteng
1448
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202647891607
9
Kahlamba Estates (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Kwadukuza
761 Distr Rd, Kahlamba Est Cc
Kwazulu-natal
4480
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202649820507
10
Seraro Properties (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Kroonstad
Farm Schoonspruit
Free State
9660
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202648978807
11
Recidy (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Johannesburg
Bldg 1 Prism Business Park 1 Ruby Close
Gauteng
2191
2026
0
1
Corporation
202603294407
12
Health Flex (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Cape Town
39 Winkle Way
Western Cape
7441
2026
$64,826
2
Corporation
202606436307
13
Zan Faith Holdings (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Johannesburg
18 Maple Dr
Gauteng
2118
2026
$1,026,184
8
Corporation
202616487607
14
Avant Consulting Services (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Pretoria
200 Kraai St, Westpark Est
Gauteng
0183
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202602044207
15
Tenbucks Mobile (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Pretoria
Jasper St
Gauteng
0181
2026
$1,200,760
1
Corporation
202619873007
16
Vuna Express (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Brits
547 Lethlabile Block F Brits 250
North West
0250
2026
$140,292
9
Corporation
202617760607
17
Truscot Investments (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Cape Town
51 Main Rd
Western Cape
7975
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202634543307
18
Green Creek Property Care (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Pretoria
569 Mendelssohn St
Gauteng
0181
2026
$753,560
4
Corporation
202603429007
19
Nullstate (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Cape Town
25 Domica Rd Macassar, Sitari Country Est
Western Cape
7130
2026
0
2
Corporation
202612226907
20
Mirrorstate (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Germiston
15 Juniper Dr, 43 Elm Place
Gauteng
1609
2026
0
1
Corporation
202625979707
21
Hookem AI (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Johannesburg
11 Gail Rd
Gauteng
2196
2026
0
1
Corporation
202625022407
22
Sportlink Group (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Durban
Office 217 45 Richefond
Kwazulu-natal
4319
2026
$107,360
2
Corporation
202610849607
23
Scoutcast (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Cape Town
21 Connemara Rd Royal Cape
Western Cape
7700
2026
$570,521
7
Corporation
202604058707
24
Elita (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Johannesburg
73 Thabanchu Av
Gauteng
2091
2026
$1,024,440
5
Corporation
202628193307
25
Aivera Business Consulting (PTY) LTD
Southafrica
Pretoria
390 Rigel Av South
Gauteng
0181
2026
$193,904
1
Corporation
202614567707

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Registered in 2026 · counted 23 October 2026 · refreshed monthly. One to nine people by default, which keeps out the large new entities such as a holding company formed for a restructuring.

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Every business in the directory carries an industry code, grouped here in ten sectors. Open a sector to see five of its businesses and its industry pages.

125,649 records carry no industry code yet; search finds them, the sectors do not.

Browse the South Africa business directory by province and city

South Africa has 11 provinces in the directory, led by Gauteng with 3,371,562 businesses. Click a province for its sectors and its businesses, or go down to a single city, street or postcode.

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Questions about the South Africa business directory

How do I look up a company in South Africa?

Type the company name or its CIPC registration number in the search above, for example Fpampm Seta. Open a result to see the registered address, the legal form and the industry code.

Is the South Africa business directory free to search?

Yes, without an account. The full records with contact data come as an Excel file, through the platform or through the API.

How do I find new businesses near me?

Pick your city in the city lens. The arrivals board shows the newest registrations, and the listings table shows every business registered there this year.

Which South African city starts the most businesses?

Rustenburg starts them fastest: 17 new businesses for every 1,000 that already exist this year, against 13 nationally.

Which province has the most businesses?

Gauteng, with 3,371,562 registered businesses. Open the provinces below for each one's sectors and businesses.

Which registration number does the directory show?

The CIPC registration number from the South African business register. Search it in the CIPC registration number tab to find one business at once.

How do I check that a company is registered?

Use our company lookup, which searches the registers of more than 200 countries at once.

How often is the directory updated?

Every month. The figures on this page were counted on 23 October 2026.

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