SA communities abroad
South African communities abroad

Feeling a bit out of it? Want to connect with some people who know where you're coming from? Get some community away from home? Check out our directory of websites, clubs, societies, newsletters and e-magazines for South Africans living abroad.

WORLDWIDE
  • Homecoming Revolution - A non-profit organisation aimed at encouraging and helping South Africans living abroad to return home.
  • RainbowNation.com - The international South African's online community.
  • RSA-Overseas - Portal for South Africans living overseas.
  • SA Reunited - South African site for tracking down your long-lost school and varsity friends - both those at home and overseas.
  • Braai Club - A free social club for South Africans across the world.
  • South Africans WorldWide - "Your home from home". Community-based website boasting nearly 22 000 members from 155 countries. Services (including legal & travel advice), online store, weekly newsletter & more. Free compulsory registration.
  • GlobalBuzz SAffers - Provides information, and a way to connect via forums and live chat, for anyone with an interest in South Africa, regardless of their nationality or country of residence.
  • Slapchips - Comprehensive links to South African clubs, businesses and more, across the world.
  • SouthAfricans.com
  • Vriende.Com - Jou wêreldwye Suid Afrikaanse konneksie.
  • TheBottomHalf - Website and forum for expatriate Zimbabweans, South Africans, Australians, Kiwis and others from the southern hemisphere.
  • AfrikaansChat.com - 'n Suid Afrikaanse gemeenskap webtuiste - kom gesels Afrikaans!
  • Homesick South Africans
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CANADA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND
  • SA Times - Free newspaper distributed in central London and across the UK.
  • The South African - Another free newspaper, read by an estimated 80 000 South Africans throughout the UK and Europe.
  • SA Business Club - Allows South Africans and those with South African connections to network and pool resources.
  • SA PROMO - Platform for South African businesses, whether based in SA or the UK, to promote their products and services to the South African market in the UK.
  • SA PROMO Magazine - SA Promo's magazine for South Africans abroad.
  • Radio SA - Radio station for South African expats, broadcast from London. Listen online.
  • The Africa Centre - The heart of Africa in the heart of London
  • Jislaaik - Portal for South African expats offering news, jobs, e-mail, a dating service and more.
  • African South - Portal and forum for Saffers in the UK.
  • KaeKapaKae - News and event links, plus a gadget/CD/DVD store, for South Africans in London and elsewhere in the UK.
  • Voetsek - South Africa offshore: biltong, news, opinion, flights, info, jobs e-mail, visa help, advice and other services.
  • Sanza - A site for Sanzas (South Africans, Kiwis and Aussies) living in the UK.
  • Slapchips - A comprehensive directory of South African-owned businesses in the UK and across the world.
  • Community Heart - Manchester-based charity focused on health, education and reconstruction projects in South Africa, needing volunteers.
  • Saffers Unite - A social club for South Africans, Australians and New Zealanders in London.
  • Aaardvark - 'n Nuwe Afrikaanse pub in Surray Quays. Oop elke aand vanaf 18.00.
  • Zulus Bar - South African themed bars in Leytonstone (east London), and Fulham (southwest London).
  • The Bok Bar - Website of the Springbok Bar in Covent Garden, London, and the Bok Bar just off Baker Street.
  • UpnUnder Comedy - Brings the best comedians from South Africa to audiences in the UK and Europe.
  • Black Pepper - Provides entertainment for South Africans in the UK.
  • Springbok Supporters Club - The official Springbok Supporters Club in the UK.
  • AfricaUK - Everything African in the UK. News, entertainment, business, networking, discussion forums, listings of African organisations and service providers based in the UK.
  • WORKgateways - Helps organise engineering, town planning, construction, nursing and other jobs in the UK for travellers from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
  • Yebo Africa - Cheap phone calls from the UK to South African landlines and mobiles, and to Zimbabwean landlines.
  • Gumtree London - London's largest flat share and job site, and one of the city’s best local buy-and-sell forums.
EUROPE ASIA & MIDDLE EAST
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