These are the South African companies that professionals really want to work for

·10 Jul 2018

Careers in Africa has released it latest Employer Choice ranking – focusing on the companies that African professionals most want to work for.

The ranking is based on a study completed by more than 20,000 African professionals, answering around 50 questions each on what makes a great employer, what they like about specific employers, and how they feel in their current role.

While the report represented every one of the continent’s 54 markets, a large number of companies on the list were founded or have headquarters based in South Africa.

These include big names across a wide variety of business sectors – such as MTN, MultiChoice, South African Airways, and FNB.

You can find a list of the top 10 companies, as well as a ranking of some of the more notable South African-based companies below.

Rank	Company name	Sector
1	World Bank Group	Banking
2	Chevron	Oil & Gas
3	Exxon Mobil	Oil & Gas
4	African Development Bank	Banking
5	Microsoft	IT
6	Anglo American	Mining
7	GE	Various
8	Shell	Oil & Gas
9	Bridge International Academics	Education
10	Nestle	Consumer goods

Notable companies in South Africa

Rank	Company name	Sector
6	Anglo American	Mining
11	Development Bank of Southern Africa	Banking
13	Standard Chartered Bank	Banking
14	Total	Oil & Gas
18	MTN	Telecommunications
22	Cisco	IT
29	McKinsey & Company	Professional services
34	Standard Bank	Banking
35	JP Morgan	Finance and Banking
46	Eskom	Energy
48	Deloitte	Professional services
51	Tongaat Hulett Group	Agriculture
53	Barclays	Banking
57	Vodacom	Telecommunications
60	De Beers	Mining
64	South African Airways	Airline
72	KPMG	Professional services
81	FNB	Banking
85	Multichoice	Media
87	SAP	IT
89	PwC	Professional services
90	Oracle	IT
93	Visa	Finance and Banking