Africa
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in South Africa
50 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in South Africa
Median fixed broadband is 50 Mbps and mobile 70 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-08). Vodacom and MTN counters at Johannesburg and Cape Town airports; passport and address needed for RICA registration. Data costs more than in much of Africa.
Mobile carriers
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Vodacom and MTN counters at Johannesburg and Cape Town airports; passport and address needed for RICA registration. Data costs more than in much of Africa.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
Internet & coworking by place
- Cape TownInternet & coworking
- JohannesburgInternet & coworking
- Kruger National ParkInternet & coworking
- DurbanInternet & coworking
- StellenboschInternet & coworking
- PretoriaInternet & coworking
- HermanusInternet & coworking
- KnysnaInternet & coworking
- Plettenberg BayInternet & coworking
- Port ElizabethInternet & coworking
- FranschhoekInternet & coworking
- UmhlangaInternet & coworking
- Jeffreys BayInternet & coworking
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: South Africa
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: South Africa
- SARS Customs online traveller declaration
- Department of Home Affairs: Remote Work Visa requirements
- World Bank open data
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