The following is a list of independent South African Karate Federations (organisations), each with individual membership affiliation, to the international body, the World Union of Karate Federations (WUKF), as reflected on the WUKF website.
*Listed in order of affiliation (Oldest to Newest)
 | 01 | SOUTH AFRICAN SHOTOKAN KARATE ACADEMY (SASKA) President: KOOS BURGER Find Them: www.saska.co.za |
 | 02 | SOUTH AFRICAN INDEPENDENT KARATE ASSOCIATION (SAIKA) President: WERNER VAN STADEN Find Them: n/a |
 | 03 | SHOTOKAN-ZA (SZA) President: ELMARIE VAN ZYL Joined: 2017 Find Them: www.shotokan.org.za |
 | 04 | UNITED SHOTOKAN-RYU (USR) President: GARY GRAPENTIN Joined: 2018 Find Them: usrkarate.co.za |
 | 05 | INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FUNAKOSHI SHOTOKAN KARATE SOUTH AFRICA (IFFSKSA) President: HANSHI ERIC GOVENDER Joined: 2021 Find Them: iffsksa.co.za |
 | 06 | SANDRA LOUW KARATE President: SANDRA LOUW Joined: 2018 Find Them: www.facebook.com/SLK-Sandra-Louw-Karate |
 | 07 | JSKA SOUTH AFRICA (JSKA SA) President: SOON PRETORIUS Joined: 2019 Find Them: www.jskasouthafrica.co.za |
 | 08 | INTERNATIONAL SHOTOKAN KARATE FEDERATION – SOUTH AFRICA (ISKF SA) President: SV PILLAY (SAN PILLAY) Joined: 2020 Find Them: n/a |
 | 09 | GOSHUKAN KARATE SOUTH AFRICA President: ROB CRAWFORD Joined: 2020 Find Them: n/a |
 | 10 | SOUTH AFRICAN KARATE ALLIANCE (SAKA) President: LOYISO RASI Joined: 2021 Find Them: www.facebook.com/South-African-Karate-Alliance-105077961886651 |
 | 11 | SHORIN-RYU SHORINKAN SOUTH AFRICA President: CLAUDE JOHNSON Joined: 2022 Find Them: shorinryu.co.za |
 | 12 | SHOTOKAN KOKUSAI KARATEDO SOUTH AFRICA (SKKSA) President: ANEEL ANNIRUDH DOWLATH Joined: 2022 Find Them: www.facebook.com/skksa/ |
 | 13 | NEW WORLD SHOTOKAN President: MARY-ANN LANDERS Joined: 2023 Find Them: https://www.newworldshotokan.com/ |
 | 14 | TOKON SHOTOKAN KARATE KEN & IAI JITSU ACADEMY President: ALBERT VENTER Joined: 2023 Find Them: https://tskkia.co.za/ |
 | 15 | OKINAWA KAN GOJU RYU SOUTH AFRICA President: RICO LUDICK Joined: 2023 Find Them: n/a |