‘Best community spirit in Africa’: Cape Town takes the title

CAPE TOWN HAS THE BEST COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town has proven time and time again that it’s one of the best places in the world, with a shelf full of awards to back it up.

Now, the city has been named the city with the best community spirit in Africa, as reported by IOL. In a study done by Remitly, an American online remittance service, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban all took the top four spots on the list for cities in Africa.

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Remitly studied the data from the social media app Meetup to discover which cities have the highest number of communities per person.

This was done by counting the amount of available Meetup groups within a city and its’ surrounding area, all while accounting for its’ population size.

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Cape Town came first with 0.3 Meetup groups available per 10 000 residents with a wide range of community group options for every kind of interest.

According to the study:

“When looking at the African cities with the most community spirit, it was South Africa’s capital city Cape Town which topped the rankings, with a total of 153 Meetup groups – the equivalent of 0.3 groups per 10,000 people, when taking population into account.
 
South Africa’s biggest city Johannesburg followed in second spot, with a total of 133 groups, while Pretoria ranked in third spot with 15 Meetup groups to explore.”

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TOP 10 IN AFRICA

Here are the top 10 cities which featured on the list:

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