Protection of Businesses Act, 1978
R 385
Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsNumbering Plan Amendment Regulations, 202015. Geographic numbers |
| (1) | The first three digits of a geographic number correspond with a geographic area. |
| (2) | A geographic number must be assigned to a subscriber if the subscriber provides a business or postal address in the geographic area corresponding with its first three digits. |
| (3) | A geographic number must have a length of ten (10) digits. |
|
Digits |
Status |
Area |
|
010 |
Released |
Johannesburg region |
|
011 |
Released |
|
|
012 |
Released |
Tshwane region (including Pretoria) |
|
013 |
Released |
Northern and western parts of Mpumalanga (including Middelburg, Witbank and Nelspruit) |
|
014 |
Released |
Northern part of North West and southern and western parts of Limpopo (including Rustenburg and Nylstroom) |
|
015 |
Released |
Northern and eastern parts of Limpopo (including Polokwane) |
|
016 |
Released |
Vaal Triangle (including Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark and Sasolburg) |
|
017 |
Released |
Southern part of Mpumalanga (including Ermelo) |
|
018 |
Released |
Southern part of North West (including Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp) |
|
019 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
|
020 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
|
021 |
Released |
Cape Town region (including Stellenbosch, Somerset West and Gordons Bay) |
|
022 |
Released |
Western coast of Western Cape and Boland (including Malmesbury) |
|
023 |
Released |
Karoo (including Worcester and Beaufort West) |
|
024 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
|
025 |
Protected |
|
|
026 |
Protected |
|
|
027 |
Released |
Namaqualand (including Vredendal, Calvinia, Clanwilliam, Springbok, Alexander Bay and Port Nolloth) |
|
028 |
Released |
Southern coast of Western Cape (including Swellendam, Caledon and Hermanus) |
|
029 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
|
030 |
Protected |
|
|
031 |
Released |
Durban region |
|
032 |
Released |
KwaZulu Natal central coast (including Stanger) |
|
033 |
Released |
KwaZulu Natal Midlands (including Pietermaritzburg) |
|
034 |
Released |
Northern KwaZulu Natal (including Vryheid and Newcastle) |
|
035 |
Released |
Zululand (including St. Lucia and Richards Bay) |
|
036 |
Released |
Drakensberg (including Ladysmith) |
|
037 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
|
038 |
Protected |
|
|
039 |
Released |
Eastern Pondoland and southern coast of KwaZulu Natal (including Port Shepstone) |
|
040 |
Released |
Bhisho region |
|
041 |
Released |
Port Elizabeth region (including Uitenhage) |
|
042 |
Released |
Southern and central parts of Eastern Cape (including Humansdorp) |
|
043 |
Released |
East London region |
|
044 |
Released |
Garden Route (including Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay and George) |
|
045 |
Released |
Northern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape (including Queenstown) |
|
046 |
Released |
Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape (including Grahamstown) |
|
047 |
Released |
Eastern part of Eastern Cape (including Mthatha) |
|
048 |
Released |
Northern part of Eastern Cape (including Steynsburg) |
|
049 |
Released |
Western part of Eastern Cape (including Graaff-Reinet) |
|
050 |
Protected |
Not assigned |
|
051 |
Released |
Southern and central parts of Free State (including Bloemfontein) and far eastern part of Eastern Cape (including Aliwal North) |
|
052 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
|
053 |
Released |
Eastern part of Northern Cape (including Kimberley) and far western part of North West |
|
054 |
Released |
Gordonia (including Upington) |
|
055 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
|
056 |
Released |
Northern part of Free State (including Kroonstad) |
|
057 |
Released |
Free State Goldfields (including Welkom) |
|
058 |
Released |
Eastern part of Free State (including Bethlehem) |
|
059 |
Protected |
'Protected' |
| (4) | The following geographic numbering ranges are reserved for testing purposes: |
0XX 114; 0XX 115; 0XX 116 and 0XX 117. All licensees with network testing requirements may utilize these numbers and need not apply to the Authority.
