One week working all over Mzansi

With easily accessible transport links, it’s easy to travel all over Mzansi for the best working environments. Digital nomad or not, we’re making sure South Africa works.

Traditional 9-5 office days are fading-out. In their place: flexible working, better work-life balance, and cool, comfortable workspace and amenities. Otherwise known as ‘WeWork’.

Boasting over 3 locations in South Africa alone, with WeWork you can enter locations near home, or elsewhere in the city. Think 155 West St. Sandton on Monday, The Link in Rosebank on Wednesday, and 80 Strand, Cape Town on Friday as you get ready for the weekend in the Mother City; take your pick from a wide range of inspiring workspaces across the map where you can focus on deadlines, meet with clients (in bookable meeting rooms), and collaborate with colleagues from different offices. Better yet, with both Johannesburg and Cape Town transport links –from trains and buses to tuk-tuks and e-hailing services – you can shorten your commute, travel more sustainably, see more of the city, and spice up your Monday-Friday.

Keep reading to see how you can commute to different workspaces in South Africa every day for a week.

Monday: Start West

If there’s one thing every Monday morning needs, it’s coffee. Add heaps of natural light, a cheery Community Team, and an easy route to work, and your week is off to an epic start. You’ll find all of that at WeWork 155 West Street in Sandton. With its large, industrial windows that brighten the space and a mix of private offices, meeting rooms, lounges, and desks to switch up your location (and revitalise your work flow throughout the day), it’s the perfect place to tackle the start of the week.

PLUS enjoy a lunchtime feast at the in-house The Work Kitchen on the ground floor.

Travel tip: Sandton Gautrain station is just a nine minute walk away. Trains run up until 21:00, so you can hit up Sandton City after work for some grub and Theatre On The Square for entertainment.

Wednesday: A midweek pick-me-up

At six storeys high, WeWork The Link, Rosebank is the largest WeWork in the Mzansi, offering epic views of the Rosebank CBD, Sandton and beyond. Inside, there’s space for every type of worker – from quiet lounges for focused work to breakout areas for creative collaboration. Enjoy a lunchtime feast at the nearby The Zone or Rosebank Mall and, when the clock strikes 5 (or 3… no judgement here), head to WeWork’s very own gaming area on the reception floor, complete with foosball and table tennis tables.

Travel tip: Travel between WeWork Sandton and The Link, Rosebank by Gautrain. Its a 10-minute ride during off-peak hours.

Friday: End in the Mother City

Are you really a ‘Capetonian’, if you weren’t excited for all the restaurants on Bree street to open?

For a visit to a slick workspace, surrounded by eateries, with bright spaces to set up your laptop, and an enjoyable commute thanks to the MyCiti bus stop on your doorstep, WeWork 80 Strand, in Cape Town will probably be your favourite WeWork. Four floors of mixed-use space, a central atrium bursting with natural light, and –as with all WeWork offices – a Community Team on hand to support your needs (and to duel at table football), it’s a great place to finish your week and enjoy a beer (or two) on tap.

Travel tip: Kick off the weekend by taking the MyCiti 105 Line, Sea Point, or Civic Centre into central Cape Town. An Uber ride to V & A Waterfront takes less than 10 minutes.

Happy exploring!