| Cities | | Population | | Highrises | | • | Durban | | 3,442,361 | | 170 | • Diagram (29) | • Map (169) | | • | Cape Town | | 3,740,026 | | 167 | • Diagram (31) | • Map (171) | | • | Johannesburg | | 4,434,827 | | 107 | • Diagram (29) | • Map (106) | | • | Pretoria | | 2,921,488 | | 53 | • Diagram (15) | • Map (52) | | • | Sandton | | 125,466 | | 39 | • Diagram (7) | • Map (40) | | • | Umhlanga | | 24,238 | | 36 | • Diagram (2) | • Map (37) | | • | Gqeberha | | 1,152,115 | | 16 | • Diagram (1) | • Map (16) | | • | Bloemfontein | | 747,431 | | 14 | • Diagram (3) | • Map (14) | | • | Pietermaritzburg | | 228,549 | | 9 | | • Map (9) | | • | Germiston | | 255,863 | | 7 | | • Map (7) | | • | KuGompo City | | 267,007 | | 6 | • Diagram (2) | • Map (6) | | • | Midrand | | 87,387 | | 6 | | • Map (6) | | • | Randburg | | 223,400 | | 6 | | • Map (6) | | • | Kimberley | | 167,000 | | 5 | • Diagram (4) | • Map (4) | | • | Mossel Bay | | 150,000 | | 4 | | • Map (4) | | • | Springs | | 220,000 | | 3 | | • Map (3) | | • | Bellville | | 100,121 | | 2 | • Diagram (1) | • Map (2) | | • | Sun City | | 15,000 | | 2 | | • Map (1) | | • | Alberton | | | | 1 | | • Map (1) | | • | Benoni | | 158,777 | | 1 | | • Map (1) | | • | Bhisho | | 137,900 | | 1 | | | | • | Edenvale | | 49,292 | | 1 | | • Map (1) | | • | Kempton Park | | 171,575 | | 1 | | • Map (1) | | • | Mbombela | | 58,672 | | 1 | | • Map (1) | | • | Mthatha | | 79,000 | | 1 | | • Map (1) | | • | Soweto | | 1,271,628 | | 1 | | • Map (1) |
| | • | Davel | | 1,193 | | | | | | • | Emalahleni | | 108,673 | | | | | | • | Franschhoek | | 15,616 | | | | | | • | Klerksdorp | | 186,515 | | | | | | • | Klipheuwel | | 2,294 | | | | | | • | Kriel | | 15,237 | | | | | | • | Lephalale | | 17,639 | | | | | | • | Piet Retief | | 57,428 | | | | | | • | Postmasburg | | 30,089 | | | • Diagram (1) | | | • | Secunda | | 25,459 | | | | | | • | Standerton | | 55,063 | | | | | | • | Upington | | 74,834 | | | | | | • | Vereeniging | | 346,780 | | | | | | • | Virginia | | 66,208 | | | | | | • | Volksrust | | 24,281 | | | | | | → additional cities |
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