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  1. Hillbrow Tower 1
    Hillbrow Tower
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    270 m 1971
  2. 2
    The Leonardo
    South AfricaSandton
    234 m 55 fl 2019
  3. Carlton Centre 3
    Carlton Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    223 m 50 fl 1973
  4. 4
    Pearl Sky
    South AfricaDurban
    183 m 44 fl 2009
  5. 5
    Ponte City Apartments
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    173 m 54 fl 1975
  6. 6
    The Mast
    South AfricaDurban
    153 m 40 fl 2008
  7. 7
    Marble Towers
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    152 m 32 fl 1973
  8. 8
    Pearl Dawn
    South AfricaUmhlanga
    152 m 31 fl 2010
  9. South African Reserve Bank Building 9
    South African Reserve Bank Building
    South AfricaPretoria
    150 m 38 fl 1988
  10. Metlife Centre 10
    Metlife Centre
    South AfricaCape Town
    150 m 28 fl 1993
  11. 11
    88 on Field
    South AfricaDurban
    147 m 26 fl 1985
  12. 12
    Sandton City Office Tower
    South AfricaSandton
    141 m 22 fl 1973
  13. 13
    Kwa Dukuza Egoli Hotel Tower 1
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    140 m 40 fl 1985
  14. 14
    Michelangelo Towers
    South AfricaSandton
    140 m 34 fl 2005
  15. Trust Bank Building 15
    Trust Bank Building
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    140 m 31 fl 1970
  16. Standard Bank Centre 16
    Standard Bank Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    139 m 34 fl 1968
  17. 17
    Southern Life Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    138 m 30 fl 1973
  18. Portside 18
    Portside
    South AfricaCape Town
    136 m 30 fl 2014
  19. 19
    ABSA Building
    South AfricaPretoria
    132 m 38 fl 1976
  20. 20
    Old Mutual Centre
    South AfricaDurban
    131 m 33 fl 1995
  21. 21
    Pearl Sky
    South AfricaUmhlanga
    130 m 33 fl 2018
  22. 1 Thibault Square 22
    1 Thibault Square
    South AfricaCape Town
    127 m 32 fl 1972
  23. Kine Centre 23
    Kine Centre
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    123 m 27 fl 1974
  24. 24
    Embassy Building
    South AfricaDurban
    120 m 28 fl 1991
  25. Carlton  Hotel 25
    Carlton Hotel
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    119 m 30 fl 1973
  26. Atterbury House 26
    Atterbury House
    South AfricaCape Town
    119 m 29 fl 1976
  27. Garden Court Marine Parade 27
    Garden Court Marine Parade
    South AfricaDurban
    118 m 28 fl 1985
  28. 28
    Pearl Breeze
    South AfricaUmhlanga
    118 m 25 fl 2008
  29. Garden Court North Beach 29
    Garden Court North Beach
    South AfricaDurban
    118 m 33 fl 1978
  30. ABSA Centre Cape Town 30
    ABSA Centre Cape Town
    South AfricaCape Town
    117 m 34 fl 1970
  31. 31
    16 on Bree
    South AfricaCape Town
    115 m 36 fl 2020
  32. 32
    320 West Street
    South AfricaDurban
    110 m 30 fl 1973
  33. 33
    Protea Hotel Landmark Lodge
    South AfricaDurban
    110 m 31 fl 1976
  34. 34
    Agricultural Union Centre
    South AfricaPretoria
    110 m 30 fl 1968
  35. 35
    Poyntons Building
    South AfricaPretoria
    110 m 30 fl 1968
  36. 36
    Schlesinger Building
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    110 m 21 fl 1965
  37. 37
    The Palace
    South AfricaDurban
    110 m 26 fl 1983
  38. 38
    John Ross House
    South AfricaDurban
    109 m 33 fl 1973
  39. Golden Acre 39
    Golden Acre
    South AfricaCape Town
    108 m 28 fl 1979
  40. 40
    Durban Bay House
    South AfricaDurban
    106 m 32 fl 1976
  41. Cape Sun Southern Sun 41
    Cape Sun Southern Sun
    South AfricaCape Town
    105 m 33 fl 1982
  42. Highpoint Hillbrow 42
    Highpoint Hillbrow
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    105 m 28 fl 1972
  43. Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence 43
    Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence
    South AfricaCape Town
    104 m 26 fl 1993
  44. 44
    Metal Industries House
    South AfricaDurban
    102 m 25 fl 1973
  45. Western Cape Provincial Administration Building 45
    Western Cape Provincial Administration Building
    South AfricaCape Town
    101 m 26 fl 1976
  46. Civic Centre 46
    Civic Centre
    South AfricaCape Town
    98 m 26 fl 1978
  47. 47
    Marriott Complex
    South AfricaDurban
    97 m 25 fl 2009
  48. 48
    Logistics House
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    95 m 25 fl 1974
  49. Naspers Centre 49
    Naspers Centre
    South AfricaCape Town
    93 m 22 fl 1962
  50. Cartwright's Corner 50
    Cartwright's Corner
    South AfricaCape Town
    92 m 24 fl 1969
  51. The Halyard 51
    The Halyard
    South AfricaCape Town
    92 m 24 fl 2019
  52. Mutual Heights 52
    Mutual Heights
    South AfricaCape Town
    91 m 18 fl 1939
  53. IBM Building 53
    IBM Building
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    91 m 25 fl 1976
  54. 54
    The Royal Hotel
    South AfricaDurban
    89 m 21 fl 1977
  55. 55
    The Rubik
    South AfricaCape Town
    89 m 27 fl 2022
  56. Standard Bank Centre South Tower 56
    Standard Bank Centre South Tower
    South AfricaCape Town
    88 m 23 fl 1976
  57. South African Reserve Bank Building 57
    South African Reserve Bank Building
    South AfricaCape Town
    87 m 23 fl 1975
  58. Topaz 58
    Topaz
    South AfricaCape Town
    86 m 25 fl 2006
  59. 59
    35 Lower Long Street
    South AfricaCape Town
    86 m 23 fl 2020
  60. 120 Plein Street 60
    120 Plein Street
    South AfricaCape Town
    85 m 20 fl 1969
  61. 61
    Coastlands
    South AfricaDurban
    85 m 25 fl 1979
  62. 62
    Millennium Tower
    South AfricaDurban
    85 m 2002
  63. 63
    Nedbank Centre
    South AfricaDurban
    82 m 23 fl 1963
  64. Gardens Centre 64
    Gardens Centre
    South AfricaCape Town
    81 m 22 fl 1973
  65. 65
    Old Mutual Towers
    South AfricaDurban
    80 m 19 fl 1968
  66. 66
    11 Diagonal Street
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    80 m 20 fl 1984
  67. Pavilion Place 67
    Pavilion Place
    South AfricaCape Town
    80 m 26 fl 1970
  68. Cape Town Ritz Hotel 68
    Cape Town Ritz Hotel
    South AfricaCape Town
    80 m 21 fl
  69. 69
    1 Rissik Street
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    78 m 20 fl 1974
  70. 70
    Hilton Durban
    South AfricaDurban
    76 m 19 fl 1997
  71. 71
    Old Mutual Centre
    South AfricaPretoria
    76 m 21 fl 1975
  72. 72
    Southern Sun Elangeni
    South AfricaDurban
    75 m 22 fl 1971
  73. 73
    Escom House
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    71 m 21 fl 1937
  74. Bowman Gilfillan building 74
    Bowman Gilfillan building
    South AfricaCape Town
    69 m 20 fl 2013
  75. Horizon Bay 75
    Horizon Bay
    South AfricaCape Town
    65 m 22 fl
  76. 76
    Voortrekker Monument
    South AfricaPretoria
    62 m 1949
  77. The Tower 77
    The Tower
    South AfricaCape Town
    60 m 22 fl 2006
  78. 78
    The Fulcrum
    South AfricaCape Town
    60 m 18 fl 2020
  79. Taj Palace Cape Town 79
    Taj Palace Cape Town
    South AfricaCape Town
    57 m 17 fl 2009
  80. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa 80
    Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
    South AfricaCape Town
    53 m 9 fl 1924
  81. Ocean View 81
    Ocean View
    South AfricaCape Town
    52 m 16 fl 2006
  82. 82
    Blue Waters Hotel
    South AfricaDurban
    50 m 17 fl 1968
  83. Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town 83
    Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town
    South AfricaCape Town
    48 m 13 fl 1998
  84. 84
    Pietermaritzburg City Hall
    South AfricaPietermaritzburg
    47 m 3 fl 1902
  85. Cathedral of St. Michael and St. George 85
    Cathedral of St. Michael and St. George
    South AfricaGrahamstown
    46 m 2 fl 1952
  86. 86
    Astor Mansions
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    46 m 10 fl 1932
  87. 87
    Golden Loop
    South AfricaJohannesburg
    42 m
  88. 88
    The Quays
    South AfricaDurban
    41 m 11 fl 2006
  89. Helderberg Sands 89
    Helderberg Sands
    South AfricaCape Town
    40 m 14 fl 2002
  90. Slangkop Lighthouse 90
    Slangkop Lighthouse
    South AfricaCape Town
    33 m 1919
  91. Green Point Lighthouse 91
    Green Point Lighthouse
    South AfricaCape Town
    20 m 4 fl 1824
  92. 92
    Zero2one
    South AfricaCape Town
    44 fl 2023
  93. 93
    Residential Tower at the Point
    South AfricaDurban
    44 fl 2007
  94. 94
    Monte Blanc
    South AfricaDurban
    40 fl 1985
  95. 95
    101 Victoria Embankment
    South AfricaDurban
    38 fl 1981
  96. 96
    The Vogue
    South AfricaCape Town
    37 fl 2023
  97. 97
    Maluti Building
    South AfricaDurban
    33 fl 1984
  98. 98
    Kruger Park
    South AfricaPretoria
    33 fl
  99. 99
    Umhlanga Arch Residences
    South AfricaUmhlanga
    33 fl 2020
  100. 100
    The Modern
    South AfricaCape Town
    32 fl
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