The government may have spared wallets when it ditched a nationwide VAT hike, but Vodacom has turned up to turn that smile upside down. South Africa’s second-best mobile network (for now) has announced its annual adjustments for voice and data out-of-bundle (OOB) rates for customers.
It could be worse, we guess?
Nobody is safe. The adjustments, set to come into effect from 1 June 2025, were announced on the operator’s website and through an SMS sent out to all customers yesterday:
“As part of our annual update, there will be a 2-cent increase to out-of-bundle voice & data rates from 1 June ’25,” Vodacom said.
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This 2c per MB/minute increase pertains to all TopUp and contract customers residing on Vodacom’s network. Prepaid customers, on the other hand, will see their rates adjusted a little differently – certain customers will pay up to 6.9% more for their OOB voice and data rates, while others will contend with more manageable hikes of 4.1%.
Prepaid Voice & Data Out of Bundle price changes:
| Prepaid Price Plan | Current Voice Rate | Current Data Rate | New Voice Rate | New Data Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Pack | R1.65 per min | R0.29 per MB | R1.67 per min | R0.31 per MB |
| Power Bonus | R1.65 per min | R0.49 per MB | R1.67 per min | R0.51 per MB |
| NXT LVL | R1.65 per min | R0.49 per MB | R1.67 per min | R0.51 per MB |
| Zetnet | R1.65 per min | R0.49 per MB | R1.67 per min | R0.51 per MB |
| Dash Mobile | R1.65 per min | R0.49 per MB | R1.67 per min | R0.51 per MB |
| Khosi Bonus | R1.65 per min | R0.49 per MB | R1.67 per min | R0.51 per MB |
| Prepaid LTE | R2.09 per min | R0.29 per MB | R2.11 per min | R0.31 per MB |
| Prepaid 79c | R0.79 per min | R0.49 per MB | R0.81 per min | R0.51 per MB |
