free or cheap calls to South Africa

Find the rate and international calling code of South Africa to make cheap or even free calls.


Cheap or Free Calls to South Africa with Calling Code

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Calling From UK Landline
South Africa 3p/min Real Cost?
Simply dial 0844 431 2230 + destination number to make the call
South Africa, Mobile 15p/min Real Cost?
Simply dial 0905 306 8653 + destination number to make the call
Calling From UK Mobile
South Africa 4p/min (inclusive minutes needed)
Topup ServiceHow to Top Up?
5p/min (No inclusive minutes needed)
T-Mobile, Orange and Three networkusers

1.Simply dial 290572 and press 'call';
2.Enter your full international number (do not press 'call' again)

South Africa, Mobile 12p/min (inclusive minutes needed)
Topup ServiceHow to Top Up?
12p/min (No inclusive minutes needed)
T-Mobile, Orange and Three networkusers

1.Simply dial 291272 and press 'call';
2.Enter your full international number (do not press 'call' again)

The international calling code of South Africa is: 0027

The capital of South Africa is: Pretoria

The currency of South Africa is: Rand (ZAR)

South Africa resides in the time zone of: GMT+02:00

People of South Africa speak: IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001)

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Your Real Cost of Calling South Africa

For most UK landlines (i.e. BT), calling 0844 431 2230 costs 3p/min, which is collected by your network provider. And we will share this revenue with them, to cover our costs. WE DO NOT CHARGE YOU OTHER THAN THAT.

There is also a set-up fee charged by BT (9.05p for every call). That is to say, if you make a 30 minutes call to (South Africa), all you need to pay is 30*3 +9.05=99.05p. Your actual cost per minute is 3.30p, nothing more.

*Rates are based on BT land line. VAT included.

Other service providers may charge different than BT. Please contact your service provider for exact rates.

*From 28th September 2007 the rate of 20p per minute will apply to all O2 contracts calling 0844/0845 numbers.


Cities of South Africa include (order by population): Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Benoni, Tembisa, Vereeniging, Bloemfontein, Boksburg, Welkom, Newcastle, Krugersdorp, Botshabelo, Brakpan, Witbank, Richards Bay, Vanderbijlpark, Centurion, Uitenhage, Noorder-Paarl, Springs, Carletonville, Klerksdorp, George, Midrand, Westonaria, Vryheid, Orkney, Kimberley, eMbalenhle, Nigel, Mpumalanga, Bisho, Randfontein, Worcester, Rustenburg, Polokwane and more...

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