Yesim eSIM Data Plans for South Africa

Yesim offers unlimited data eSIM plans for South Africa with validity periods ranging from 1 day to 80 days. The price of these plans starts at $8.21 USD for a 1‑day pass and increases to $233.38 USD for an 80‑day pass.

Speed may be throttled after heavy usage under the fair‑usage policy, so if maintaining a high data rate is important, it is advisable to contact Yesim directly to confirm the typical amount of data available at normal speed for each plan.

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 provides eight single‑country data plans that can be used exclusively in South Africa and eighteen multi‑country plans that include South Africa as part of the coverage. The single‑country options typically offer a fixed data amount for a set period, while the multi‑country plans usually come with a daily data cap that rolls over during the validity period. Across all plans the price ranges from about $0.52 to $125.73, and the data available goes from as little as 200 MB up to an unlimited amount, with validity from one to 365 days.