00 is the International Direct Dialing Code to call overseas from within South Africa.
27 is the International Country Code for South Africa.
The national fixed line telecom company is Telkom and there are four cellular (mobile) providers - Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Virgin Mobile. A traveller to South Africa can buy a pay-as-you-go SIM card and purchase increments of airtime. While costs are high by global standards, there is good and comprehensive telecommunications coverage throughout the country.
These are some City / Area codes
- 51 Bloemfontein
- 21 Cape Town
- 5363 De Aar
- 31 Durban
- 431 East London
- 24 Gordon's Bay
- 11 Johannesburg
- 31 La Lucia
- 331 Pietermaritzburg
- 41 Port Elizabeth
- 12 Pretoria
- 16 Sasolburg
- 24 Somerset West
- 41 Uitenhage
- 57 Welkom
Insert a "0" ibefore these numbers if dialling within S.Africa