Fab labs and makerspaces in South Africa

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 7 fab labs and makerspaces in South Africa.

Fab labs and makerspaces give people shared access to tools for prototyping and making, from 3D printers to electronics benches.

South Africa scores 42.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 84 of 117 economies.

See South Africa on the IEPA ↗

7 fab labs and makerspaces

• Bright Youth Council
  Fab lab or makerspace · Soshanguve · blogs.fabfolk.com
• Cape Craft and Design Institute
  Fab lab or makerspace · Cape Town · ccdi.org.za
• FADA FabLab University of Johannesburg
  Fab lab or makerspace · Johannesburg · ujfablab.wixsite.com
• Kimberly FabLab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Kimberley · fablab.co.za
• Limpopo Fablab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Polokwane, Mankweng · fablab.co.za
• Central University of Technology
  Fab lab or makerspace · Bloemfontein
• Ekurhuleni fablabs (Fablab Tembisa and Fablab Thokoza)
  Fab lab or makerspace · Tembisa