| Cities | | Population | | Highrises | • | Durban | | 3,442,361 | | 174 | | | • | Cape Town | | 3,740,026 | | 135 | | | • | Johannesburg | | 4,434,827 | | 87 | | | • | Pretoria | | 2,921,488 | | 50 | | | • | Sandton | | 125,466 | | 40 | | | • | Umhlanga | | 24,238 | | 27 | | | • | Port Elizabeth | | 1,152,115 | | 16 | | | • | Bloemfontein | | 747,431 | | 14 | | | • | Pietermaritzburg | | 228,549 | | 9 | | | • | East London | | 755,200 | | 5 | | | • | Kimberley | | 167,000 | | 5 | | | • | Randburg | | 223,400 | | 5 | | | • | Mossel Bay | | 150,000 | | 4 | | | • | Germiston | | 3,178,470 | | 3 | | | • | Springs | | 220,000 | | 2 | | | • | Sun City | | 15,000 | | 2 | | | • | Bellville | | 100,121 | | 1 | | | • | Benoni | | 654,509 | | 1 | | | • | Bhisho | | 137,900 | | 1 | | | • | Mthatha | | 79,000 | | 1 | | |
| • | Davel | | 1,193 | | | | | • | Franschhoek | | 15,616 | | | | | • | Klerksdorp | | 186,515 | | | | | • | Klipheuwel | | 2,294 | | | | | • | Kriel | | 15,237 | | | | | • | Lephalale | | 17,639 | | | | | • | Nelspruit | | 221,474 | | | | | • | Piet Retief | | 57,428 | | | | | • | Secunda | | 25,459 | | | | | • | Soweto | | 1,271,628 | | | | | • | Standerton | | 55,063 | | | | | • | Vereeniging | | 346,780 | | | | | • | Virginia | | 66,208 | | | | | • | Volksrust | | 24,281 | | | | | • | Witbank | | 167,183 | | | | | → additional cities |
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