How to call South Africa from the USA or from Canada:

dial 011 + 27 + phone number

Calling from another country?

The time in South Africa is now 05:44:18am

Calling South Africa from the United States explained:

011 - US Exit Code; dial first for international calls made from the USA or Canada
27 - Country Code for South Africa
Phone Number (may not begin with 0) - 9 digits, area code included for fixed lines
sample call from US to a landline in Cape Town: 011 27 21 ??? ????

How to dial to South Africa cellular:

dialing format for calls to a cell phone: 011 27 XX ??? ????
XX can be: 6X, 7X, 81, 82, 83, 84

Area Codes:

Landline numbers only!
Alberton	11	Kimberley	53	Potchefstroom	18
Benoni	11	King William's Town	43	Pretoria	12
Bhisho	40	Klerksdorp	18	Randfontein	11
Bloemfontein	51	Kroonstad	56	Rustenburg	14
Boksburg	11	Krugersdorp	11	Somerset West	21
Botshabelo	51	Ladysmith	36	Soweto	11
Brakpan	11	Mabopane	12	Springs	11
Cape Town	21	Mdantsane	43	Tembisa	11
Carletonville	18	Nelspruit	13	Uitenhage	41
Centurion	12	Newcastle	34	Vanderbijlpark	16
Durban	31	Nigel	11	Ventersburg	57
East London	43	Paarl	21	Vereeniging	16
Empumalanga	13	Pietermaritzburg	33	Welkom	57
George	44	Pietersburg	15	Westonaria	11
Johannesburg	11	Port Elizabeth	41	Witbank	13
More South African area codes

Phone Books:

South Africa White Pages
Yellow Pages
SA Yellow - comprehensive business directory