🇿🇦 South Africa · +27
South Africa mobile number prefixes
135 number prefixes and the 8 networks they were assigned to: Vodacom, MTN, Telkom Mobile, Cell C, TelAfrica (Wirles Connect) and more. Paste a number to see its network.
Prefixes by network
Prefixes are written the way numbers are dialled inside South Africa, including the trunk prefix 0. From abroad, drop the 0 and add +27: 071 123 4567 becomes +27 71 123 4567.
Vodacom
80 prefixes
MTN
20 prefixes
Telkom Mobile
15 prefixes
Cell C
14 prefixes
TelAfrica (Wirles Connect)
3 prefixes
Liquid Intelligent Technology
1 prefix
Rain
1 prefix
WBS Mobile
1 prefix
Source: Google libphonenumber carrier metadata. Because of number portability, a number may have moved to another network.
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{
"valid": true,
"international_format": "+27711234567",
"country_prefix": "+27",
"country_code": "ZA",
"line_type": "mobile",
"carrier": "…",
"e164_format": "+27711234567",
"national_format": "071 123 4567"
}