Yesim eSIM Data Plans for South Africa

Yesim offers unlimited data eSIM plans for South Africa. The plans come in validity periods of 1 day, 7 days, 15 days, and 30 days, with prices ranging from $8.12 USD for a 1‑day plan to $56.85 USD for a 30‑day plan. All of the South African plans are marked as unlimited, but the provider notes that speed may be throttled, indicating that a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) could reduce speeds after heavy usage. If you are concerned about potential speed restrictions or need confirmation of how much data remains active at normal speed, it is advisable to contact Yesim directly for clarification.

Yesim does not offer eSIM plans for South Africa that include a phone number or SMS capability. Only data‑only eSIM options are available from the provider.

For travelers who want to make calls or send messages, popular VoIP applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and iMessage can be used over the data connection. These apps allow voice and text communication without needing a local phone number or SMS service.

Yesim offers 7 single‑country data plans and 17 multi‑country data plans that include South Africa. The plans span a price range from $8.12 to $126.46 and cover data amounts from 3 GB up to unlimited. Validity periods vary from one day to a full year. Some plans allow tethering, while data speeds may be throttled under certain conditions. The single‑country options typically provide a fixed amount of data for a set validity, whereas the multi‑country packages give a combined data allocation across several destinations, allowing daily data caps within each included country.