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Top 25 Development organizations based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 3,359 company matches for development organizations associated with South Africa as of November 2026 and tracks 46,654 professional contacts across them, including 10,161 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for development organizations associated with South Africa, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

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The 25 largest development organizations based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 3,359 company matches for development organizations based in South Africa, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a1,146 contacts →

Exact match

“Transforming companies, communities and youth lives by connecting youth to economic opportunity and dignity and together, building a future that works.”

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2Exact matchSouth AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500940 contacts →

Exact match

“Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator is a not-for-profit social enterprise that works with partners to find solutions for the challenge of youth unemployment.”

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3Exact matchMidrand, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200527 contacts →

Exact match

“We listen to our customers, actively seek their point of view and understand their needs.”

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4Exact matchPretoria, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500377 contacts →

Exact match

“The Hello Group exists to create game-changing integrated consumer and business services for migrant and marginalised communities.”

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5Exact matchDurban, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a260 contacts →

Exact match

“The Mr Price Foundation is an independently registered NPO with a PBO status championing youth empowerment through demand-driven skills development, entrepreneurship development…”

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6Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200238 contacts →

Exact match

“Wild Impact (previously known as Africa Foundation) is a registered, non-profit organisation in South Africa that uplifts, up- skills and empowers rural communities primarily…”

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7Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200234 contacts →

Exact match

“UVU Africa - from the Swahili term uvumbuzi, meaning discovery and innovation - is a non-profit impact organisation rooted in Cape Town, working across the continent.”

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8Exact matchMidrand, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500232 contacts →

Exact match

“Jurumani: Exceptional Talent For Telecoms.”

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9Exact matchPietermaritzburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200207 contacts →

Exact match

“Lima Rural Development Foundation promotes dignified, sustainable and transformative community growth across South Africa and worldwide.”

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10Exact matchTzaneen, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000204 contacts →

Exact match

“The Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF) is a not-for-profit, pro-poor microfinance institution working towards the eradication of poverty by creating a supportive environment where…”

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11Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200203 contacts →

Exact match

“At the June 2018 AU Assembly a decision was taken to transform the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency into the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD).”

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12Exact matchSandton, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500202 contacts →

Exact match

“We live in an era of exponential change.”

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13Exact matchMidrand, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a194 contacts →

Exact match

“Seriti Institute (Seriti), formed in 2009, is a development facilitation agency helping communities and its social partners reach their goals by delivering innovative, sustainable…”

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14Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200193 contacts →

Exact match

“RLabs is a global social enterprise dedicated to building resilient, thriving communities through HOPE, Innovation, and Opportunity.”

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15Exact matchMidrand, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500188 contacts →

Exact match

“OUR COMPANY OVERVIEW Founded in 2005, the Ntiyiso Consulting Group is an authentically African and globally wired management consulting firm which “seeks to empower institutions…”

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16Exact matchPretoria, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500170 contacts →

Exact match

“The South African National Space Agency was created to promote the use of space and cooperation in space-related activities while fostering research in space science, advancing…”

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17Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200170 contacts →

Exact match

“The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is an independent public policy think tank advancing a well-governed, peaceful, economically sustainable and globally…”

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18Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500165 contacts →

Exact match

“We are an innovative social enterprise, empowering youth to own their sexuality.”

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19Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200163 contacts →

Exact match

“Boxfusion is a 100% South African owned, operated, and staffed software solutions company that takes pride in developing cutting-edge digital capabilities for the South African…”

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20Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200160 contacts →

Exact match

“Pegasys is a multidisciplinary strategic management consulting group with expertise in the development and management of climate change, cities, energy, resilience, transport…”

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21Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000154 contacts →

Exact match

“Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for future generations to come.”

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22Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200153 contacts →

Exact match

“DGMT is a public innovator committed to developing South Africa’s potential through strategic investment.”

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23Exact matchCape Town, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200149 contacts →

Exact match

“Sonke Gender Justice is a women’s rights organisation committed to feminist principles using rights-based and gender-transformative approaches to achieve human rights and gender…”

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24Exact matchSandton, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200148 contacts →

Exact match

“Experts in youth job creation, Lulaway Holdings is a pioneer in sustainable high-impact youth employment solutions.”

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25Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200147 contacts →

Exact match

“HIVSA is a not for profit company that was established in 2002 with a full-time staff complement of over 100 members and is an HWSETA accredited training provider as well as a…”

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Development organizations based in South Africa at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
21.8%Verified-email coverage
13.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
24.7%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
2,064
11-50
931
51-200
250
201-500
65
501-1,000
17
1,001-5,000
12
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
9

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 3,359 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with South Africa whose business descriptions match “development organizations” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 10,161 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “development organizations”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many development organizations are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 3,359 company matches for development organizations associated with South Africa as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Youth Employment Service YES South Africa tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most development organizations?

Johannesburg leads with 830 company records, followed by Cape Town (647) and Pretoria (260).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 10,161 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 3,359 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.