Cheap calls to South Africa from 2p/min

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InstantTalk

Phone South Africa from a UK Landline

  • Call from a UK Landline
  • No account set up required
  • From just 2p per min

Call landlines in South Africa

Access number 0844 838 7267

Call mobiles in South Africa

Access number 0871 801 2295

Calls to landlines 2p per min

Calls to mobiles 7p per min

InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
All rates shown are for calls from a BT residential or business landline. If you're calling
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Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Calls are billed per minute & apply from the moment of connection. The charge is incurred even if the destination number is engaged or the call is not answered. Service provider: New Call Telecom Ltd. Tel: 0844 552 8575.

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CreditTalk

Phone South Africa from a UK Landline or Mobile

  • Call from a UK Landline or Mobile
  • Topup your account by text or Paypal
  • Track your balance online
  • From just 3p per min

Call numbers in South Africa

Access number 020 8497 8811

Calls to landlines 3p per min

Calls to mobiles 9p per min

CreditTalk Connection Fee: Equal to the per minute call rate
Only press the call/dial button once after dialing the 020 access number

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text dts to 80077

£10 credit + £1 bonus

text dts to 67400

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Note to Orange, T-Mobile and Virgin customers: you can only top up once per day via text message. However, this limit does not apply if you top up via Paypal. Also for T-Mobile and Virgin if you top up via text message you can only use the service from that mobile phone, whereas if you top up via Paypal it can be used from any number.

All credit expires after 90 days unless additional credit is purchased within this 90 day period. If you set up an online account we'll remind you by email before it expires.

Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Topup by SMS costs £5 or £10 + standard SMS fee. Calls charged per minute & apply from the moment of connection. Calls to 02 numbers cost UK standard rate and can be used as a part of inclusive minutes. For SMS customers, credit is automatically topped up by the same amount as your last credit purchase (£5 or £10) when the balance is low. To unsubscribe simply text STOP to 80077 or 67400 at any time. Service provider: Story Telecom Ltd. Tel: 020 8497 9210.

Major cities in South Africa

Cape Town / Durban / Johannesburg / Port Elizabeth / Pretoria / Soweto

How to call South Africa

Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 27 followed by the destination number you're calling.

Fixed line operators in South Africa include MTN, Telkom and Neotel. Mobile network operators include MTN, Vodacom and Cell C.

More Information about South Africa

Times to call
South Africa Standard Time is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time here in the UK. So, if you're calling your relative in Capetown at 6pm London time, you'll be reaching South Africa at 8pm.

National Holidays
Public holidays are the perfect excuse for getting in touch with your friends or family in South Africa, be it New Years Day, or their very own Human Rights Day on 21st March or Heritage Day on September 24th 2011. I'm sure your distant relatives would appreciate a phone call on Family Day too, which takes place on Monday 25th April.

Interesting South Africa Phone Facts
In South Africa, "tinkle" translates to meaning "phone call".

There are 5 prominent mobile phone networks in South Africa, including 8ta, Cell C, MTN Group, Virgin Mobile South Africa and Vodacom.

According to reports, Nokia makes up 53% of the mobile market in South Africa, followed by Samsung at 25%. The iPhone has creeped its way into the market, but as of 2011, only accounted for 1% of the total network traffic.

Studies show that 82% of mobile phone users in South Africa are using pre-paid accounts, while also concluding that 52% of mobile phone users are female.

South African Embassy in the UK:
South Africa House
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DP
Tel. 020 7451 7299

Languages spoken:
In February 1997, South Africa's democratic constitution recognised 11 official languages. These include Afrikaans, English, IsiNdebele IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.

Local area codes for destinations in South Africa

  • Bethlehem - (0)58
  • Bisho - (0)40
  • Bloemfontein - (0)51
  • Cape Town - (0)21
  • Durban - (0)31
  • East London - (0)43
  • Ermelo - (0)17
  • Garden Route - (0)44
  • Graaff-Reinet - (0)49
  • Grahamstown - (0)46
  • Humansdorp - (0)42
  • Johannesburg - (0)10, (0)11
  • Kimberley - (0)53
  • Kroonstad - (0)56
  • Ladysmith - (0)36
  • Malmesbury - (0)22
  • Middelburg - (0)13
  • Northern Cape - (0)27
  • Pietermaritzburg - (0)33
  • Polokwane (Pietersburg) - (0)15
  • Port Elizabeth - (0)41
  • Port Shepstone - (0)39
  • Potchefstroom / Klerksdorp - (0)18
  • Pretoria - (0)12
  • Queenstown - (0)45
  • Richards Bay - (0)35
  • Rustenburg - (0)14
  • Stanger - (0)32
  • Steynsburg - (0)48
  • Swellendam - (0)28
  • Umtata - (0)47
  • Upington - (0)54
  • Vereeniging - (0)16
  • Vryheid - (0)34
  • Welkom - (0)57
  • Worcester - (0)23