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Top 25 Industry associations based in South Africa

Name: Industry associations based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 75 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 75 industry associations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 34,897 professional contacts across them, including 178 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers industry associations headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

75Companies

34,897Contacts tracked

178Verified emails

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The 25 largest industry associations based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 75 industry associations based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to industry associations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CASA	Strong evidence	Bedfordview, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	34,061 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CASA is an industry leading association that can provide you with the edge you need to be an effective business owner with a substantial property portfolio and gives you the power…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Retail Motor Industry Organisation	Partial evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	92 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As the lead voice in the retail and aftermarket motor industries, the RMI is a proactive and relevant member-driven organisation that constantly seeks solutions to concerns raised…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	NEASA	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a membership of more than businesses, NEASA has, for over 25 years, been dedicated to protecting employers’ rights and strengthening the role of business in South Africa’s…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Sapoa South African Property Owners Association	Partial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) was established in 1966 by the leading and large property investment organisations to bring together all role players in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	The South African Insurance Association Saia	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) is the voice of the short-term insurance industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Master Builders Association North	Partial evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Pretoria Master Builders Association (MBA) was founded in 1903 and the Johannesburg MBA was founded in 1894 and formally constituted in 1904.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Financial Intermediaries Association Of Southern Africa FIA	Partial evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The FIA is a trade association for intermediaries that strives to protect and develop the professional service of our members and their employees so consumers can benefit from the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Donford Group	Partial evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Donford Group is a privately owned group of business in the automotive and related industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Business Unity SA	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) is the apex business organization in the country, whose strategy is informed by its policy and governance work at the National Economic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Agricultural Business Chamber Agbiz	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) is a voluntary, dynamic and influential association of agribusinesses with the mission to negotiate and position for a favourable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	The Institute Of Bankers In South Africa - Iobsa	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Institute of Bankers in South Africa is a member-based professional body that aims to service the professional needs of people within the banking and broader financial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Black Business Council BBC	Partial evidence	Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Black Business Council (BBC) is an independent membership-based organisation representing professional, business associations and chambers with the purpose to advocate for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Master Builders' Association Western Cape	Strong evidence	Rondebosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Master Builders and Allied Trades’ Association Western Cape (MBAWC) is a leading trade association representing employers in the building industry throughout the Western Cape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	WIETA	Partial evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “WIETA was established in 2002 and is a not for profit voluntary association of wine producer members and wine producer organisations, retailers, trade unions and civil society…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Naacam	Partial evidence	Woodmead, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “NAACAM is the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Manufacturing Circle	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Manufacturing Circle \| Driving Manufacturing Growth and Innovation Founded in 2008, The Manufacturing Circle stands as a premier association of manufacturers, dedicated to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Barsa Board Of Airline Representatives Of South Africa	Indirect evidence	Bedfordview, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) represents the interests of its African and International members to government, airport operators and other…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Motodata	Partial evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MotoData connects key role players, stakeholders and consumers in the SA Motor Industry, Retail and Financial Services sectors, by enabling the total value chain to be empowered…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Satmc South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference	Strong evidence	Woodmead, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) is an industry association representing the interests of its members and is the voice to all stakeholders, including…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Aaamsa Group	Partial evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Association of Architectural Aluminium Manufacturers of South Africa “Excellence Through Knowledge and Design” is an Association with 1450 members nationally, providing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Progressive Business Forum	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The PBF is an subscription based organisation which offers subscribers benefits such as Training, Policy round table discussion, Ministerial briefings, presidential gala dinners…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	The Tourism Business Council Of South Africa	Indirect evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) is the umbrella organisation representing the unified voice of business in the travel and tourism sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	South African Nursery Association	Indirect evidence	Lanseria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Linking businesses in the Southern African gardening world!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Ctfa South Africa	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association of South Africa (CTFA) was formed in 1994 when it became evident that no matter how strong individual companies in the personal care…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	The Association For Meat Importers And Exporters South Africa	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AMIE strives to promote fair trade and global access in the meat and poultry import and export industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: industry associations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names industry associations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of industry associations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name industry associations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Industry associations based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

0.5%Verified-email coverage

465.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

25.3%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 75 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among industry associations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “industry associations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names industry associations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among industry associations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 178 across the full list. 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 September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names industry associations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many industry associations are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 75 industry associations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

CASA, headquartered in Bedfordview, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most industry associations?

Johannesburg leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (11) and Pretoria (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 178 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 75 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 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 Smart Search, 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.