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 February 2026

February 2026

Domain

Visits

Desktop share

Mobile share

MoM

YoY

Main Traffic Source

sassa.gov.za

3.34M

8.04%268.42K

91.96%3.07M

↓52.19%

↓37.21%

Direct

businesstech.co.za

3.28M

11.27%370.14K

88.73%2.91M

↓40.04%

↓19.16%

Direct

sarsefiling.co.za

1.64M

75.47%1.24M

24.53%403.16K

↓11.37%

↓24.35%

Direct

labour.gov.za

1.57M

24.47%383.2K

75.53%1.18M

↓49.12%

↑22.97%

Direct

nationallottery.co.za

1.29M

13.79%178.53K

86.21%1.12M

↓10.21%

↓24.82%

Direct

dha.gov.za

1.29M

34.14%439.61K

65.86%848.06K

↓36.14%

↓14.34%

Direct

lotteryextreme.com

1.23M

8%98.27K

92%1.13M

↑9.3%

↓20.32%

Direct

sars.gov.za

1.18M

42.43%498.94K

57.57%676.89K

↑0.2%

↓14.92%

Direct

ewn.co.za

1M

19.31%193.87K

80.69%809.91K

↓52.46%

↑25.55%

Direct

dpsa.gov.za

995.69K

24.51%244.04K

75.49%751.65K

↑36.53%

↑22.75%

Direct

education.gov.za

923.32K

33.36%308.01K

66.64%615.31K

↓58.26%

↑7.74%

Direct

natis.gov.za

879.65K

22%193.49K

78%686.16K

↓14.36%

↑0.44%

Direct

cipc.co.za

834.48K

72.84%607.87K

27.16%226.62K

↓10.06%

↓18.8%

Direct

sabcnews.com

800.16K

6.72%53.74K

93.28%746.42K

↓15.81%

↓39.24%

Direct

capetown.gov.za

792.37K

40.31%319.43K

59.69%472.94K

↓0.82%

↓14.26%

Direct

gauteng.gov.za

752.4K

28.26%212.65K

71.74%539.75K

↓41.18%

↑53.34%

Direct

paycity.co.za

614.98K

8.78%53.99K

91.22%560.99K

↓22.45%

↑105.55%

Direct

westerncape.gov.za

609K

54.72%333.24K

45.28%275.77K

↓14.67%

↓32.78%

Direct

csd.gov.za

438.48K

63.33%277.7K

36.67%160.78K

↑5.69%

↓11.62%

Direct

tshwane.gov.za

405.42K

25.46%103.23K

74.54%302.19K

↑14.97%

↓19.77%

Direct

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

As of February 2026, sassa.gov.za leads Government in South Africa with 3.34M monthly visits. Its audience skews mobile-first (8.04% desktop / 8.04% mobile), and traffic is down month over month -52.19% and down year over year -37.21%. businesstech.co.za holds second with 3.28M visits and a mobile-leaning mix (11.27% desktop / 88.73% mobile), while sarsefiling.co.za ranks third with 1.64M visits.

Across the leaders, boplats.se is the most mobile-first (100% of visits), whereas easytenders.co.za is the most desktop-reliant (100%). Momentum favors webuntis.com in the latest month (592.05%), while kznhealth.gov.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, 90 of the top 100 sites are direct-led, 8 are search-led, and 1 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