Top Government Websites in South Africa

Name: Top websites in South Africa (Government)
Creator: Semrush
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Based on data from the Semrush Traffic Analytics tool, this page reveals the most visited websites. We will be updating this list on a monthly basis, so you can keep track of all the market shifts and spot changes in user interest.

Most Visited Government Websites in South Africa, Updated August 2026

August 2026

Domain

Visits

Desktop share

Mobile share

MoM

YoY

Main Traffic Source

sassa.gov.za

5.75M

5.18%297.77K

94.82%5.45M

↑23.46%

↓26.07%

Direct

businesstech.co.za

5.18M

7.09%367.78K

92.91%4.82M

↓6.26%

↓10.07%

Direct

sarsefiling.co.za

1.63M

71.82%1.17M

28.18%460.05K

↓59.73%

↓25.17%

Direct

education.gov.za

1.55M

20.65%320.11K

79.35%1.23M

↑92.41%

↑24.21%

Direct

elections.org.za

1.53M

13.1%200.68K

86.9%1.33M

↓0.01%

↑335.34%

Direct

labour.gov.za

1.29M

27.69%358.17K

72.31%935.31K

↓1.57%

↑43.4%

Direct

lotteryextreme.com

1.23M

10.67%131.38K

89.33%1.1M

↓7.22%

↑38.31%

Direct

ewn.co.za

1.05M

20.55%216.11K

79.45%835.51K

↑18.3%

↓26.18%

Direct

sars.gov.za

1.02M

43.74%446.68K

56.26%574.43K

↓57.66%

↓27.35%

Direct

westerncape.gov.za

933.2K

33.23%310.13K

66.77%623.06K

↑38.58%

↓38.37%

Direct

cipc.co.za

819.51K

58.72%481.22K

41.28%338.29K

↓23.68%

↓24.31%

Direct

natis.gov.za

803.56K

21.66%174.02K

78.34%629.54K

↓6.94%

↑6.02%

Direct

dha.gov.za

784.2K

30.81%241.64K

69.19%542.57K

↓42.16%

↓22.68%

Direct

nationallottery.co.za

777.3K

19.21%149.29K

80.79%628.01K

↓17.57%

↓5.32%

Direct

gauteng.gov.za

764.19K

27.54%210.47K

72.46%553.73K

↑6.54%

↑38.68%

Direct

dpsa.gov.za

630.47K

35.69%225.02K

64.31%405.45K

↓37.7%

↑42.52%

Direct

capetown.gov.za

624.27K

46.53%290.5K

53.47%333.78K

↓5.42%

↓20.27%

Direct

paycity.co.za

460.84K

8.61%39.68K

91.39%421.15K

↓8.7%

↑56.95%

Direct

limpopo.gov.za

440.38K

20.44%90K

79.56%350.38K

↓10.1%

↑16.84%

Direct

gdeadmissions.gov.za

432.07K

56.45%243.89K

43.55%188.18K

↑1,007.76%

↓20.14%

Direct

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Key Insights on Top Government Websites in South Africa on August 2026

As of August 2026, sassa.gov.za leads Government in South Africa with 5.75M monthly visits. Its audience skews mobile-first (5.18% desktop / 5.18% mobile), and traffic is up month over month 23.46% and down year over year -26.07%. businesstech.co.za holds second with 5.18M visits and a mobile-leaning mix (7.09% desktop / 92.91% mobile), while sarsefiling.co.za ranks third with 1.63M visits.

Across the leaders, al.com is the most mobile-first (98.8% of visits), whereas fbr.gov.pk is the most desktop-reliant (100%). Momentum favors capago.eu in the latest month (10,650.69%), while finessa.co.za shows the steepest pullback.

Acquisition patterns also differ: sassa.gov.za is driven primarily by search, sassa.gov.za by direct, and sassa.gov.za by referral; overall, 89 of the top 100 sites are direct-led, 7 are search-led, and 4 lean on social.

These insights come from the Traffic & Market Toolkit, enriched with extensive clickstream data.

Our AI algorithms analyze petabytes of information from a blend of proprietary and external data pools, reflecting the online activities of over 200 million anonymized users.

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Top Government Websites in South Africa