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Get a South African phone number for your business.

South African customers call a South African number, and that makes a difference to both response and trust. Which number you can have depends on one thing: whether you have an address in South Africa. Below is what is possible either way.

The question that decides everything

Which South African number can your business have?

In South Africa the regulator decides which South African number you can have. Some numbers need your business to have an address in South Africa; below you can see what is possible for each number. Where the rule is not settled, we check it with you beforehand.

Do you have an address in South Africa?

  • +27 80

    080 — free for the caller

    We check with you beforehand whether this needs an address in South Africa.

    We check this first We check this first

  • +27 87

    087 — national

    We check with you beforehand whether this needs an address in South Africa.

    We check this first We check this first

  • +27 11

    Local — Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban

    Requires an address within the number's area code.

    Possible in the city of your address Local premises needed

Request and what it costs

We'll find your South African number for you

We show no stock for South Africa on the site. Tell us which number you're after, and we'll find an available one and send you a proposal within one business day.

Request a number

What a number abroad costs

€49 per monthper number

The same amount in every country — a South African number costs no more than a number at home. Including the full phone system: forwarding, IVR menu, call queue, call recording and statistics.

Just testing the market

€250 per yearprepaid

One line, one forwarding number, no features. For anyone who first wants to know whether the phone rings at all before setting up a phone system. That is less than €21 a month — under half the full rate, with exactly one thing that works: the number rings and the call reaches you.

And the call charges

Those depend on where the call goes

A call that arrives in South Africa and goes on to a VoIP line in your own country costs a different amount from one to a South African mobile. You get that rate with your proposal; it is the one thing we cannot put on the page, because it differs per route.

How it works

From request to a ringing phone

  1. You tell us what you need

    Which city or which type, and whether you have a South African address. If you're not sure, we'll look at it with you.

  2. We check and send a quote

    Within one business day you get a proposal with the current rates and an honest answer on whether it can be done. Sometimes the answer is that an 080 number will serve you better than a local number.

  3. The registration

    For local numbers we submit the proof of address to the regulator. That is the only part you have to wait for.

  4. Forwarding to your team

    The call arrives in South Africa and lands with your team, wherever they work. The caller dials a South African number and never notices the difference.

Frequently asked questions

About South African phone numbers

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

When someone calls your South African number, you hear a short announcement or beep before the call connects. This lets you identify South African calls and answer appropriately.

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