Research organizations in South Africa
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 213 research organizations in South Africa.
Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.
The largest concentrations are in Johannesburg (60), Cape Town (59) and Pretoria (28).
South Africa scores 42.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 84 of 117 economies.
See South Africa on the IEPA ↗
213 research organizations
- Re Action
Research organization · Johannesburg · re-action.co.za - Regional Inter-agency Task Team on Children and AIDS
Research organization · Johannesburg · riatt-esa.org - Research ICT Africa
Research organization · Cape Town · researchictafrica.net - Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit
Research organization · Soweto · rmpru.com - Restorative Justice Centre
Research organization · Pretoria · rjc.co.za - Right to Care
Research organization · Johannesburg · righttocare.org - Royal Society of South Africa
Research organization · Cape Town · royalsocietysa.org.za - Samson Institute For Ageing Research
Research organization · Cape Town · sifar.org.za - Science Spaza
Research organization · Pietermaritzburg · sciencespaza.org - Scripture Union
Research organization · Cape Town · su.org.za - Section 27
Research organization · Johannesburg · section27.org.za - Section27
Research organization · Johannesburg · section27.org.za - Setshaba Research Centre
Research organization · Pretoria · setshabaresearchcentre.org.za - Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce
Research organization · Cape Town · sweat.org.za - Sexual Violence Research Initiative
Research organization · Pretoria · svri.org - Shared Value Africa
Research organization · Johannesburg · svai.africa - Shark Spotters
Research organization · Cape Town · sharkspotters.org.za - Shout It Now
Research organization · Cape Town · shoutitnow.org - SKA Telescope, South Africa
Research organization · Johannesburg · southafrica.skatelescope.org - Small Enterprise Foundation
Research organization · Tzaneen · sef.co.za - Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa
Research organization · Johannesburg · seri-sa.org - Sonke Gender Justice
Research organization · Cape Town · genderjustice.org.za - Soul City Institute for Health & Development Communication
Research organization · Johannesburg · soulcity.org.za - South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement
Research organization · Pretoria · saasta.ac.za - South African Association for Marine Biological Research
Research organization · Durban · seaworld.org.za - South African Association of Botanists
Research organization · Stellenbosch · sabotanyblog.wordpress.com - South African Association of Women Graduates
Research organization · Johannesburg · saawg.org - South African Brain Research Institute
Research organization · Johannesburg · sabri.org.za - South African Business Coalition
Research organization · Johannesburg · sabcoha.org - South African Council for Planners
Research organization · Midrand · sacplan.org.za - South African Democratic Teachers Union
Research organization · Johannesburg · sadtu.org.za - South African Genetics Society
Research organization · Stellenbosch · sagene.co.za - South African Heart Association
Research organization · Cape Town · saheart.org - South African History Archive
Research organization · Johannesburg · saha.org.za - South African Holocaust and Genocide Foundation
Research organization · Cape Town · holocaust.org.za - South African Immunology Society
Research organization · Cape Town · saimmunology.org.za - South African Institute for Distance Education
Research organization · Johannesburg · saide.org.za - South African Institute of Tax Practitioners
Research organization · Pretoria · thesait.org.za - South African Medical Association
Research organization · Pretoria · samedical.org - South African Medical Research Council
Research organization · Cape Town · mrc.ac.za - South African National Blood Service
Research organization · Roodepoort · sanbs.org.za - South African Pork Producers' Organisation
Research organization · Pretoria · sappo.org - South African Reserve Bank
Research organization · Pretoria · resbank.co.za - South African Rooibos Council
Research organization · Stellenbosch · sarooibos.co.za - South African San Institute
Research organization · Kimberley · san.org.za - South African Society for Agricultural Extension
Research organization · Bloemfontein · sasae.co.za - South African Society for Animal Science
Research organization · Pretoria · sasas.co.za - South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Research organization · Pretoria · sapharmacol.co.za - South African Society for Microbiology
Research organization · Cape Town · sasm.org.za - South African Society of Anaesthesiologists
Research organization · Durban · sasaweb.com - South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Research organization · Grahamstown · sasbmb.org.za - South African Society of Haematology
Research organization · Pretoria · sash.org.za - South African Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Research organization · Johannesburg · entsociety.co.za - South African Sugar Association
Research organization · Durban · sasa.org.za - South African Thoracic Society
Research organization · Cape Town · pulmonology.co.za - South African Veterinary Foundation
Research organization · Pretoria · savf.org.za - Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science
Research organization · Johannesburg · s2a3.org.za - Southern Africa Trust
Research organization · Midrand · southernafricatrust.org - Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference
Research organization · Pretoria · sacbc.org.za - Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union
Research organization · Cape Town · sactwu.org.za - Southern African NGO Network
Research organization · Johannesburg · ngopulse.org - Southern African Social Policy Research Institute
Research organization · Cape Town · saspri.org - SouthSouthNorth
Research organization · Cape Town · southsouthnorth.org - Sports Science Institute of South Africa
Research organization · Newlands · ssisa.com - Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute
Research organization · Johannesburg · spii.org.za - Sustainability Institute
Research organization · Stellenbosch · sustainabilityinstitute.net - Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation
Research organization · Cape Town · livelihoods.org.za - Sustainable Seas Trust
Research organization · Port Elizabeth · sst.org.za - TB HIV Care Association
Research organization · Cape Town · tbhivcare.org - Tertiary Research and Education Network of South Africa
Research organization · Cape Town · tenet.ac.za - The African Safari Foundation
Research organization · Johannesburg · asl-foundation.org - The Browns' School
Research organization · Durban · brownsschool.co.za - The ELMA Foundation
Research organization · Cape Town · elmaphilanthropies.org - The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust
Research organization · Illovo · omt.org.za - The Victor Daitz Foundation
Research organization · Durban · daitzfoundation.org - Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme
Research organization · Thohoyandou · tvep.org.za - Thusanani Foundation
Research organization · Johannesburg · thusananifoundation.org - Toxicology Society of South Africa
Research organization · Pretoria · toxsa.co.za - Twende Mbele
Research organization · Johannesburg · twendembele.org - Ubuntu Education Fund
Research organization · Port Elizabeth · ubuntufund.org - Ubuntu Institute
Research organization · Johannesburg · ubuntuinstitute.com - Umalusi
Research organization · Pretoria · umalusi.org.za - Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management
Research organization · Pietermaritzburg · uirm.co.za - Umvoto Africa
Research organization · Cape Town · umvoto.com - Vascular Society of Southern Africa
Research organization · Johannesburg · vascularsociety.co.za - Waves for Change
Research organization · Cape Town · waves-for-change.org - Wheat Trust
Research organization · Cape Town · wheattrust.co.za - Wikimedia ZA
Research organization · Cape Town · wikimedia.org.za - Winter Cereal Trust
Research organization · Centurion · wintercerealtrust.co.za - WorldWide Information Services
Research organization · Johannesburg · wwis.co.za - Young Africa FOUNDATION
Research organization · Pretoria · youngafrica.azurewebsites.net - Youth for Christ South Africa
Research organization · Johannesburg · yfc.org.za - Zoological Society of Southern Africa
Research organization · Cape Town · zssa.co.za
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Cities
- Research organizations in Johannesburg 60
- Research organizations in Cape Town 59
- Research organizations in Pretoria 28
- Research organizations in Durban 18
- Research organizations in Stellenbosch 10
- Research organizations in Midrand 5
- Research organizations in Pietermaritzburg 5
- Research organizations in Port Elizabeth 4