Frequently asked questions

What is SA Remote Jobs?

A directory of platforms and companies a South African can join to get remote work paid in foreign currency. Each platform has its own page explaining who it accepts, what it pays and how you get paid — whether or not it has roles open today.

Does it cost anything?

No. There is no paywall, no account to create and no mailing list. You can use every page on this site without giving us anything.

Do I apply through this site?

No. Every apply button sends you to the employer's or platform's own page, and you apply there. We never handle your CV, your details or your application.

How do you decide a platform accepts South Africans?

A platform is only listed as accepting South Africans when we can point to a published statement saying so, quoted word for word from the source. We do not guess from a job title, and we do not infer it from the word “remote” — most global boards say “remote” and mean the US or EU. Platform pages show the sources we checked and the date we checked them.

Do all these jobs pay in foreign currency?

Most do, and that is the point of the site. Some pay in rands, and we list those too when the work is genuinely remote and open to South Africans — a good rand-paying remote job is still a good job. Each page tells you which it is.

How often is this updated?

The site rebuilds every night. New listings are picked up, apply links are re-checked, and dead ones are retired. Anything we have not seen on its source for 21 days comes down automatically.

Why does a platform page show no open roles?

Because platform pages are not job ads. Most of these platforms let you sign up and build a profile whenever you like, then match you to work as it comes in. The page tells you how to join and what to expect; open roles, where they exist, are a bonus on top.

Do you vet the employers?

No, and we would rather say so plainly. What we verify is narrower: that a source published something saying South Africans are eligible, and that the apply link was working. We do not audit companies, confirm they pay on time, or guarantee that a listing is still open. Do your own checks before handing over documents or starting work.

How do you make money?

Some outbound links carry a referral code, which may earn us a commission if you sign up. It costs you nothing and never changes what we list or how we rank it — a platform cannot pay to appear here, and we do not take a cut of anything you earn.

Something is wrong — a dead link, or a platform that no longer takes South Africans.

Tell us at hello@saremotejobs.co.za and we will fix or remove it. Corrections from people who actually applied are the most useful thing we get.