Saffa | South Africans Abroad
The digital stoep for Saffas
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Howzit. Saffa is the digital stoep for South Africans living in the UAE and the UK.
It is the place you go when you want to find your people, ask the question you cannot Google, or just hear an accent that sounds like home.
WHAT IS INSIDE
People. A directory of Saffas near you. See who is in your city, what they do, and where in South Africa they are from. Connect, follow and message.
The Stoep. The community feed. Ask for a plumber, sell a couch, find a padel partner, or tell everyone your visa finally came through.
Businesses. Saffa-owned and Saffa-friendly businesses, from the butcher who does proper boerewors to the accountant who understands SARS.
Events. Braais, rugby screenings, markets, quiz nights. See who else is going before you commit.
Sport. Live scores, fixtures and tables for the Boks, the Proteas, the football and the F1. Plus which venues near you are showing the game.
The Kombuis. Recipes from home, written by people who know what a proper melktert tastes like.
Essentials. Straight answers on visas, tax, schools, banking and housing, written for your country and kept current.
Chat. Direct messages and community groups.
Shop. Biltong, droëwors, sauces and the things you cannot find locally.
TWO COUNTRIES, ONE COMMUNITY
Your feed, your businesses, your events and your essentials follow the country you live in. The people directory and the chat do not: you can find and message any Saffa on the app, wherever they are. Travelling or moving? Switch countries and browse the other one before you land.
Free to join. Built by Saffas, for Saffas.
Phone sign-in via WhatsApp. No noisy email lists. Free to use. Built in Dubai.
Lekker.
Howzit! Here's what's new:
Boomslang controls are smoother and respond to every tap, even with two thumbs on the arrows
Shop stock now updates live, so what you see is what's on the shelf
Search on Home now shows shop products first
Links to events and the Apostil page now open straight in the app
Neater business pages and an easier events list
Bug fixes and speed improvements
The developer, Neelz Media FZE, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Purchases
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Neelz Media FZE
- Size
- 97.1 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Contains
Advertising
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Social Media
- Copyright
- © 2026 Saffa Life
