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Best cities to work remotely in South Africa

12 places in 2 cities · median wifi 4 Mbps · updated

Workmode lists 12 places to work remotely from across 2 cities in South Africa. Cape Town has the most, with 11, followed by Pretoria (1). Members have measured the wifi at 10 places, with a median download of 4 Mbps; Cape Town is fastest, at a median of 4 Mbps. There are 2 coworking spaces, most of them in Cape Town; the rest are cafés, libraries and other places with a table and a socket.

Top cities in South Africa

Every city in South Africa, compared

Ranked by how many places to work are listed. Wifi is the median of measured places.

Cities in South Africa ranked by places to work, with coworking spaces, median measured wifi, check-ins and their best-for lists.
#CityPlacesCoworkingWifiCheck-insBest for
1Cape Town1124 Mbps, wifi report for Cape Town10—
2Pretoria1————

Most worked-from places in South Africa

Fastest measured wifi in South Africa

  1. 1№80 Hout St - A Spacious Coworking Space in Central Cape TownCoworking space · Cape Town wifi report10 Mbps
  2. 2RcaffeCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report7 Mbps
  3. 3Brownies & downieSCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report6 Mbps
  4. 4Ground Art CaffeCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report5 Mbps
  5. 5Truth Coffee RoastingCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report5 Mbps
  6. 6Greenpoint CoworkingCoworking space · Cape Town wifi report4 Mbps
  7. 7Bean There Coffee Company - Cape TownCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report3 Mbps
  8. 8Workshop17 WatershedCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report3 Mbps
  9. 9Haas CoffeeCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report2 Mbps
  10. 10Bootlegger Coffee CompanyCoffee shop · Cape Town wifi report2 Mbps

In total: 8 coffee shops, 2 coworking spaces, 2 spaces.

Working remotely in South Africa: questions

What is the best city to work remotely in South Africa?

Cape Town has the most places to work listed, with 11, followed by Pretoria (1). For wifi, Cape Town has the fastest measured median, 4 Mbps across 10 places. The best choice depends on what you need — the table on this page compares every city.

How fast is the wifi in cafés and coworking spaces in South Africa?

Across 10 places where members ran a speed test, the median download is 4 Mbps, and 0 places measure 25 Mbps or faster — enough for video calls. A place nobody has tested has an unknown speed, not a slow one.

Where are the coworking spaces in South Africa?

2 coworking spaces are listed in South Africa, in Cape Town (2).

How are places in South Africa rated?

By the people who worked there: members check in, run a speed test and rate the place on wifi, noise and comfort. Google ratings are shown separately and never mixed in. Measured at 25 Mbps or faster by people who worked there, fastest first.

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