01 — Regulations
Domestic vs International
Requirements differ by who is sending. Pick the scope that matches your business.
Registration is not required for South Africa — traffic can be sent directly through wholesale routing.
Sender capabilities
Alphanumeric Sender IDSupported
Short codeSupported
Long numericSupported
Sender formatLong Code
Approval time2-Days
FeesNo Fees
ScopeDomestic company
Registration requirements
Registration requiredNo
Restrictions
Other Scams
Regulatory
Phishing
Explicit Content
Sending rules
URL restrictionsNo
OTPNo
Opt-out mandatoryNo
Allowed hours (Mon–Fri)MON - FRI: 08:00:00 - 20:00:00; [+2] - Cape Town, South Africa
Allowed hours (Sat)SAT: 08:00:00 - 20:00:00; [+2] - Cape Town, South Africa
Allowed hours (Sun)SUN: 08:00:00 - 20:00:00; [+2] - Cape Town, South Africa
02 — Operators
Operator regulations
4 networks carry SMS traffic in South Africa. MNP is live in most markets — run an HLR lookup before routing.
VodacomMCC 655 · Registration not required
MTNMCC 655 · Registration not required
Cell CMCC 655 · Registration not required
TelkomMCC 655 · Registration not required
03 — Compliance
Additional compliance notes
Country & operator-specific guidance maintained by the Sender ID team.
Requirements
Company name, Company website, Use case description,, Content Sample , Alpha Sender only allowed towards MTN requires registration
Required documents
N/A
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