| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 0:47.23 | q: TUMANE - LESEDI | ATHLETICS ROYAL BAFOKENG |
| 2 | 0:47.27 | q: MAHLANGU - SIHLE | NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY |
| 3 | 0:48.32 | q: PIENAAR - LEON | TUKS ATHLETICS CLUB |
| 4 | 0:48.75 | q: RAMMUPUDU - RORISANG | THSWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
| 5 | 0:52.06 | q: BAMPOE - NEO | GHANA |
| 6 | 0:57.00 | q: TOEBA - KATLEHO | LESOTHO |