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Hillbrow Tower
Johannesburg 270 m 1971 -
▢2The Leonardo
Sandton 234 m 55 fl 2019 -
3
Carlton Centre
Johannesburg 223 m 50 fl 1973 -
▢4Pearl Sky
Durban 183 m 44 fl 2009 -
▢5Ponte City Apartments
Johannesburg 173 m 54 fl 1975 -
▢6The Mast
Durban 153 m 40 fl 2008 -
▢7Marble Towers
Johannesburg 152 m 32 fl 1973 -
▢8Pearl Dawn
Umhlanga 152 m 31 fl 2010 -
9
South African Reserve Bank Building
Pretoria 150 m 38 fl 1988 -
10
Metlife Centre
Cape Town 150 m 28 fl 1993 -
▢1188 on Field
Durban 147 m 26 fl 1985 -
▢12Sandton City Office Tower
Sandton 141 m 22 fl 1973 -
▢13Kwa Dukuza Egoli Hotel Tower 1
Johannesburg 140 m 40 fl 1985 -
▢14Michelangelo Towers
Sandton 140 m 34 fl 2005 -
15
Trust Bank Building
Johannesburg 140 m 31 fl 1970 -
16
Standard Bank Centre
Johannesburg 139 m 34 fl 1968 -
▢17Southern Life Centre
Johannesburg 138 m 30 fl 1973 -
18
Portside
Cape Town 136 m 30 fl 2014 -
▢19ABSA Building
Pretoria 132 m 38 fl 1976 -
▢20Old Mutual Centre
Durban 131 m 33 fl 1995 -
▢21Pearl Sky
Umhlanga 130 m 33 fl 2018 -
22
1 Thibault Square
Cape Town 127 m 32 fl 1972 -
23
Kine Centre
Johannesburg 123 m 27 fl 1974 -
▢24Embassy Building
Durban 120 m 28 fl 1991 -
25
Carlton Hotel
Johannesburg 119 m 30 fl 1973 -
26
Atterbury House
Cape Town 119 m 29 fl 1976 -
27
Garden Court Marine Parade
Durban 118 m 28 fl 1985 -
▢28Pearl Breeze
Umhlanga 118 m 25 fl 2008 -
29
Garden Court North Beach
Durban 118 m 33 fl 1978 -
30
ABSA Centre Cape Town
Cape Town 117 m 34 fl 1970 -
▢3116 on Bree
Cape Town 115 m 36 fl 2020 -
▢32320 West Street
Durban 110 m 30 fl 1973 -
▢33Protea Hotel Landmark Lodge
Durban 110 m 31 fl 1976 -
▢34Agricultural Union Centre
Pretoria 110 m 30 fl 1968 -
▢35Poyntons Building
Pretoria 110 m 30 fl 1968 -
▢36Schlesinger Building
Johannesburg 110 m 21 fl 1965 -
▢37The Palace
Durban 110 m 26 fl 1983 -
▢38John Ross House
Durban 109 m 33 fl 1973 -
39
Golden Acre
Cape Town 108 m 28 fl 1979 -
▢40Durban Bay House
Durban 106 m 32 fl 1976 -
41
Cape Sun Southern Sun
Cape Town 105 m 33 fl 1982 -
42
Highpoint Hillbrow
Johannesburg 105 m 28 fl 1972 -
43
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence
Cape Town 104 m 26 fl 1993 -
▢44Metal Industries House
Durban 102 m 25 fl 1973 -
45
Western Cape Provincial Administration Building
Cape Town 101 m 26 fl 1976 -
46
Civic Centre
Cape Town 98 m 26 fl 1978 -
▢47Marriott Complex
Durban 97 m 25 fl 2009 -
▢48Logistics House
Johannesburg 95 m 25 fl 1974 -
49
Naspers Centre
Cape Town 93 m 22 fl 1962 -
50
Cartwright's Corner
Cape Town 92 m 24 fl 1969 -
51
The Halyard
Cape Town 92 m 24 fl 2019 -
52
Mutual Heights
Cape Town 91 m 18 fl 1939 -
53
IBM Building
Johannesburg 91 m 25 fl 1976 -
▢54The Royal Hotel
Durban 89 m 21 fl 1977 -
▢55The Rubik
Cape Town 89 m 27 fl 2022 -
56
Standard Bank Centre South Tower
Cape Town 88 m 23 fl 1976 -
57
South African Reserve Bank Building
Cape Town 87 m 23 fl 1975 -
58
Topaz
Cape Town 86 m 25 fl 2006 -
▢5935 Lower Long Street
Cape Town 86 m 23 fl 2020 -
60
120 Plein Street
Cape Town 85 m 20 fl 1969 -
▢61Coastlands
Durban 85 m 25 fl 1979 -
▢62Millennium Tower
Durban 85 m 2002 -
▢63Nedbank Centre
Durban 82 m 23 fl 1963 -
64
Gardens Centre
Cape Town 81 m 22 fl 1973 -
▢65Old Mutual Towers
Durban 80 m 19 fl 1968 -
▢6611 Diagonal Street
Johannesburg 80 m 20 fl 1984 -
67
Pavilion Place
Cape Town 80 m 26 fl 1970 -
68
Cape Town Ritz Hotel
Cape Town 80 m 21 fl -
▢691 Rissik Street
Johannesburg 78 m 20 fl 1974 -
▢70Hilton Durban
Durban 76 m 19 fl 1997 -
▢71Old Mutual Centre
Pretoria 76 m 21 fl 1975 -
▢72Southern Sun Elangeni
Durban 75 m 22 fl 1971 -
▢73Escom House
Johannesburg 71 m 21 fl 1937 -
74
Bowman Gilfillan building
Cape Town 69 m 20 fl 2013 -
75
Horizon Bay
Cape Town 65 m 22 fl -
▢76Voortrekker Monument
Pretoria 62 m 1949 -
77
The Tower
Cape Town 60 m 22 fl 2006 -
▢78The Fulcrum
Cape Town 60 m 18 fl 2020 -
79
Taj Palace Cape Town
Cape Town 57 m 17 fl 2009 -
80
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Cape Town 53 m 9 fl 1924 -
81
Ocean View
Cape Town 52 m 16 fl 2006 -
▢82Blue Waters Hotel
Durban 50 m 17 fl 1968 -
83
Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town
Cape Town 48 m 13 fl 1998 -
▢84Pietermaritzburg City Hall
Pietermaritzburg 47 m 3 fl 1902 -
85
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. George
Grahamstown 46 m 2 fl 1952 -
▢86Astor Mansions
Johannesburg 46 m 10 fl 1932 -
▢87Golden Loop
Johannesburg 42 m -
▢88The Quays
Durban 41 m 11 fl 2006 -
89
Helderberg Sands
Cape Town 40 m 14 fl 2002 -
90
Slangkop Lighthouse
Cape Town 33 m 1919 -
91
Green Point Lighthouse
Cape Town 20 m 4 fl 1824 -
▢92Zero2one
Cape Town 44 fl 2023 -
▢93Residential Tower at the Point
Durban 44 fl 2007 -
▢94Monte Blanc
Durban 40 fl 1985 -
▢95101 Victoria Embankment
Durban 38 fl 1981 -
▢96The Vogue
Cape Town 37 fl 2023 -
▢97Maluti Building
Durban 33 fl 1984 -
▢98Kruger Park
Pretoria 33 fl -
▢99Umhlanga Arch Residences
Umhlanga 33 fl 2020 -
▢100The Modern
Cape Town 32 fl