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eSIM for South Africa
Data on Cell C, MTN, Telkom and Vodacom, with 5G where the network has it. Set it up at home and switch it on when you land.
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South Africa
- Networks
- Cell C +3 more
- Data
- 5 GB
- Lasts
- 30 days
5 GB in South Africa for 30 days. It arrives by email as a QR code.
What you get
- Networks
- Cell C, MTN, Telkom and Vodacom.
- Speed
- 5G where the network has it, 4G everywhere else it reaches.
- Calls and texts
- This eSIM is for data. Your own SIM stays in the phone, so your number keeps working.
- Delivery
- We email the QR code straight away. Scan it at home on Wi-Fi.
- Payment
- You pay once; nothing renews.
- Wider trips
- The Global plan covers South Africa and 116 other countries, from $11.99.
Going on from South Africa?
Add your other stops and we work out which costs less: one eSIM for the whole trip, or one for each country.
Plan a trip with more stopsSouth AfricaKenya
10 days, regular use
Two separate eSIMs, 3 GB each$19.98
One Global eSIM for both would be $31.99.
Elsewhere in Africa
Check your phone first
Open your phone app and dial *#06#. If the screen shows a number labelled EID, your phone takes an eSIM. It also has to be unlocked, which a phone bought on contract may not be. How to check both.