| Tournament Name: | South African Professional Championship |
| Dates: | August 1979 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner: | Derek Mienie |
| Runner Up: | Jimmy van Rensberg |
| Score: | 9–6 |
| Previous: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1986 |
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.[1]
Mienie won the title, beating van Rensberg 9–6 in the final.[2]
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.