Editing List of South Africans (section)

==Business==
{{See also|:Category:South African businesspeople}}
*[[Raymond Ackerman (businessman)|Raymond Ackerman]], businessman (1931–2023)
*[[Barney Barnato]], mining magnate (1852–1897)
*Sir [[Bradley Fried]], co-founded [[Grovepoint Capital]], ex-CEO of [[Investec Bank]], ex-chairman of the Court of the [[Bank of England]] (born 1965)
*[[Roelof Botha]], venture capitalist and company director (born 1973)
*[[David Brink (businessman)|David Brink]], businessman (born 1939)
*[[John Fairbairn (educator)|John Fairbairn]], founder of Mutual Life (1794–1864)
*[[Vanessa Gounden]], South Africa's richest businesswoman (born 1961)
*[[Morris Kahn]], Israeli billionaire, founder and chairman of [[Aurec Group]] (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sajr.co.za/docs/default-source/pdf/2009/10-july-2009.pdf?sfvrsn=2 |format=PDF |title=Jewish Report : Lieberman being sidelined as Israeli foreign minister |volume=13 |date=10 July 2009 |website=Sajr.co.za |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref>
*[[Sol Kerzner]], hotel magnate (1935–2020)
*[[Basetsana Kumalo]], former Miss South Africa, presenter and businesswoman (born 1974)
*[[Gary Lubner]] (born 1958 or 1959), businessman and philanthropist
*[[Richard Maponya]], richest business man, former owner of [[Maponya Mall]]; founder and first president of the [[National African Federated Chamber of Commerce]] (NAFCOC) (1920–2020)
*[[Sammy Marks]], businessman (1844–1920)
*[[Nthato Motlana]], prominent South African businessman, physician and anti-apartheid activist (1925–2008)
*[[Bridgette Motsepe]], businesswoman (born 1960)
*[[Patrice Motsepe]], businessman (born 1962)
*[[Elon Musk]], Internet and space launch entrepreneur (born 1971)
*[[Nicky Newton-King]], first female CEO of JSE from 2012 to 2019 (born 1966)
*[[Ratanang Nke]], company CEO, director; Public Prosecutor (born 1975)
*[[Harry Oppenheimer]], businessman (1908–2000)
*[[William G. Pietersen]], international businessman, CEO, author, professor (born 1937)
*[[Charles Purdon]], agricultural pioneer (1838–1926)
*[[Mamphela Ramphele]], political activist, academic, businesswoman and mother to the son of Steve Biko (born 1947)
*[[Cyril Ramaphosa]], politician and businessman (born 1952)
*[[George Rex]], pioneer entrepreneur of the Southern Cape (1765–1839)
*[[Cecil Rhodes]], businessman (1853–1902)
*[[Anton Rupert]], businessman and conservationist (1916–2006)
*[[Johann Rupert]], businessman, son of Anton Rupert (born 1950)
*[[David O. Sacks]], web entrepreneur (born 1972)
*[[Elliot Salkow]], founder of [[Ellies Holdings]], (1953–2021)
*[[Tokyo Sexwale]], politician and businessman (born 1953)
*[[Mark Shuttleworth]], web entrepreneur, founder of Thawte and Ubuntu Linux, [[space tourist]] (born 1973)
*[[Mlungisi Sisulu]], South African business man (1948–2015)
*[[Shaka Sisulu]], South African social and political activist, entrepreneur and media personality.