Barclays Africa is a financial services provider operating across Africa. The company is one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's top 40 companies…
Full name: Barclays Africa Group Limited
Short name: B-Africa
Ticker: BGA
Sector: Banks – banks
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Barclays Africa Group employs over 42,000 people. The company has majority stakes in... ››› more
This diversified resource giant is one of the world's largest. Glencore Xstrata has a listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one the top 40 companies…
Full name: Glencore Xstrata Plc
Short name: Glencore
Ticker: GLN
Sector: Basic resources – mining
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Glencore Xstrata employs about 181,000 people. These people work out of 9... ››› more
With its heritage spanning back more than 160 years, Aspen Pharmacare is Africa's largest pharmaceuticals company. It is one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's top 40 companies…
Full name: Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited
Short name: Aspen
Ticker: APN
Sector: Health care – pharmaceuticals & biotechnology
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Kumba Iron Ore is part of the Anglo American group of companies. The company is one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's top 40 companies…
Full name: Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Short name: Kumba
Ticker: KIO
Sector: Basic resources – industrial metals & mining
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Kumba Iron Ore employs over 14,000 people in South Africa. It prides itself on ... ››› more
Founded back in 1845, Old Mutual began life in Cape Town as a mutual insurance company. Now an international company with interests in insurance and investments, Old Mutual is one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's top 40 companies…
Full name: Old Mutual Plc
Short name: OldMutual
Ticker: OML
Sector: Insurance – life insurance
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Founded in 1994, Vodacom Group is a mobile telecommunications company. The company is one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's top 40 companies…
Full name: Vodacom Group Limited
Short name: Vodacom
Ticker: VOD
Sector: Telecommunications – mobile telecommunications
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Vodacom Group employs about 7,200 people who help to provide the company’s ... ››› more
Founded in 1998, FirstRand's roots stem back to the 1970s when three entrepreneurs formed an investment bank. It's one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: FirstRand Limited
Short name: Firstrand
Ticker: FSR
Sector: Banks – banks
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FirstRand employs over 38,500 people working in 44 countries in its banks, branch... ››› more
Founded in 1863, Standard Bank is one of the top four banks in South Africa. It's one of the companies making up the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's top 40 companies…
Full name: Standard Bank Group Limited
Short name: Stanbank
Ticker: SBK
Sector: Banks – banks
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Standard Bank’s roots date back to 1863 when it established in the Eastern ... ››› more
With its foundations laid back in 1917 in South Africa, Anglo American is one of the largest global mining companies. It's one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: Anglo American Plc
Short name: Anglo
Ticker: AGL
Sector: Basic resources – mining
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Anglo American employs around 151,200 people across the glob... ››› more
Founded in 1994, MTN Group is a South African wireless telecom service provider. It's one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: MTN Group Limited
Short name: MTN
Ticker: MTN
Sector: Telecommunications – mobile telecommunications
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MTN Group employs around 25,000 people representing 55 different nationalities, com... ››› more
Founded in 1915, Naspers is a multinational media group from South Africa. It's one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: Naspers Limited
Short name: Naspers-N
Ticker: NPN
Sector: Media – media
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Naspers employs about 28,000 people and operates in 130 countries across the world. It specialises in three business are... ››› more
Founded in 1988, Richemont is a luxury goods holding company based in Switzerland. Richemont owns leading luxury brands such as Cartier and Montblanc. It's one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: Compagnie Financière Richemont SA
Short name: Richemont
Ticker: CFR
Sector: Personal & household goods – personal goods
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BHP Billiton came into being in 2001 from the merger of Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd (BHP) and Billiton Plc. As one of the world's biggest diversified mining and commodities firms, it's one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: BHP Billiton Plc
Short name: Billiton
Ticker: BIL
Sector: Basic resources – mining
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Founded in 1902, British American Tobacco came about when the Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company merged. It is now one of the world's leading manufacturers of cigarettes and is one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: British American Tobacco Plc
Short name: Bats
Ticker: BTI
Sector: Personal & household goods - tobacco
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Founded in 1950, Sasol Limited is a South African global energy and chemical company and is one of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's Top 40 companies…
Full name: Sasol Limited
Short name: Sasol
Ticker: SOL
Sector: Chemicals - chemicals
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Sasol employs over 32,400 people worldwide in 37 countries, specialising in producing synthetic fuels, as well... ››› more