Talk:South Africa/@comment-77.240.240.65-20131126004435/@comment-25517730-20141101101136

You cannot buy a SIM card in South Africa without showing your ID (your passport, if foreigner). Consequently, nothing can be done "in advance". Registration is anyway a 10 minute process, so no big deal. If you buy a card in some of the supermarkets (for example, Pick 'n Pay and Wooldworths - this store in ORT airport too), this will cost you about R2.00 (less than US 20 cents).