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This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies.The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking.
External companies are those foreign companies which carry on business or non-profit activities within the Republic of South Africa, subject to sections 23(2) and 23(2A). What constitutes "carrying on business" was radically altered by the insertion of section 23(2A) with the first Amendment Bill.
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country. [1] [2] Its economy is the largest in Africa ...
It is Africa's largest asset manager. [3] Established in 1911, it holds large stakes in several South African companies, and is one of the entities through which the government implements its policy of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. The PIC is also responsible for investing in the South African Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).
It is the biggest unit trust company by market share, managing capital for over 400,000 clients. It runs the oldest existing unit trust in South Africa which was developed by Liberty. STANLIB manages and administers R608 billion (USD49 billion) (as at 31 December 2017) assets for more than 500,000 retail and institutional clients.
When the South African operations were formed into a subsidiary in 1962, the parent changed its name to Standard Bank Limited, and the South African subsidiary took its parent's previous name. In 1967 shares in the Standard Bank of South Africa were offered to the South African public, although the British parent company retained over 80% of ...
Discovery Insure – Sandton, South Africa – 100% Shareholding – Offering motor vehicle, household and other short-term risk insurance in South Africa. VitalityHealth – London , United Kingdom – 100% Shareholding – Offering personal medical insurance products in the United Kingdom. 25% of the venture was previously held by Prudential ...
South African Pulp and Paper Industries Limited was founded in 1936. [9] The company is now known as Sappi and is headquartered in Johannesburg, [10] [11] It produces and sells commodity paper products, pulp, dissolving pulp, and forest and timber products for Southern Africa and export markets. [12]