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  2. Telephone numbers in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South Africa switched to a closed numbering system effective 16 January 2007. At that time, it became mandatory to dial the full 10-digit telephone number, including the zero in the three-digit area code, for local calls (e.g., 011 must be dialed from within Johannesburg).

  3. Telephone numbers in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Telephone numbers in Namibia South Africa +27: 00: Telephone numbers in South Africa Eswatini +268: 00: Telephone numbers in Swaziland Zambia +260: 00: Telephone numbers in Zambia Zimbabwe +263: 00: Telephone numbers in Zimbabwe: West Africa Ascension Island (United Kingdom) +247: 00: Telephone numbers in Ascension Island Benin +229: 00 ...

  4. Telecommunications in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South Africa has four licensed mobile operators: MTN, Vodacom (majority owned by the UK’s Vodafone), Cell C (75% owned by Saudi Oger, an international telecommunications holdings firm), and 8ta, a subsidiary of Telkom. In 2012, mobile penetration was estimated at more than 10%, one of the highest rates in the world. [4]

  5. National conventions for writing telephone numbers - Wikipedia

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    All telephone numbers in Iran have 11 digits (initial 0 and ten digits). The first two or three digits after the zero are the area code. The possibilities are: (0xx) xxxx xxxx (for landlines), 09xx xxx xxxx (for cellphones) and 099xx xxx xxx (for MVNO). When making a call within the same landline area code, initial 0 plus the area code must be ...

  6. History of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    History of South Africa. The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago. [1] In 1999, UNESCO designated the region the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site. [2] South Africa's first known inhabitants have been referred to as the Khoisan, the Khwe and the San.

  7. MTN Group - Wikipedia

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    MTN Group Limited. MTN Group Limited (formerly M-Cell) [2] is a South African multinational corporation and mobile telecommunications provider. Its head office is in Johannesburg. [3][4] MTN is among the largest mobile network operators in the world, and the largest in Africa. MTN is active in over 20 countries, with one-third of company ...

  8. Numbers Gang - Wikipedia

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    The Numbers Gang is a South African crime organization that originated as an African nationalist organisation. It is believed that they are present in most South African prisons. The gang was founded in KwaZulu-Natal [1][2] The gang is divided into groups — the 26s, 27s and 28s. It is one of the oldest crime organizations in the world.

  9. Timeline of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Oorlam people, led by Jonker Afrikaner, leave for south-west Africa. The missionary John Philip founds Philippolis, the first European settlement of the Transorangia. 1824. Founding of Port Natal, later called Durban. The Zulu king Shaka comes into contact with the white settlers.