1979 South African Professional Championship

The 1979 South African Professional Championship was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1979. The tournament featured five exclusively South African players - Derek Mienie, Jimmy van Rensberg, Mannie Francisco, Peter Francisco and the incumbent champion, Perrie Mans.

Mienie won the title, beating van Rensberg 9–6 in the final.

Qualifying
A first-round match was played between Mienie and Mannie Francisco, to determine who would advance to the semi-finals to play Mans, who was seeded through to this stage.


 * Derek Mienie 9–3 Mannie Francisco