Check unknown South African numbers with recent reports (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria) and share your experience.
Unsure about a South African number? Explore concise community notes to judge calls and texts. In Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria you’ll see both legitimate callbacks (deliveries, banking, appointments) and waves of robocalls or phishing. Geographic prefixes like 011 (Johannesburg), 021 (Cape Town), 031 (Durban), 012 (Pretoria) and mobile ranges 06/07/08 do not reliably prove identity or exact location due to portability and VoIP — treat them as context.
Verification: call back via the official number on the company website/app, check in‑app notices, and never share one‑time codes by phone. Use device/carrier blocking for repeat issues and leave a short, factual note here to help others.
Ukurekhodwa kushiye i-voicemail
Discovered this via a search for the number under 'SOUTH AFRICA' - apparently that's the owner.
Insurance for home loans via ABSA
Collections for debts
Life insurance from ABSA
Damned annoying callers, eish
Life insurance from Absa
Ikholi lesikhulumi, umqokeleli wezikweletu
i-ISP ye-webafrica
Kuhle. Ngiyabonga
A financial service reached out to me when I answered their call. Has anyone else picked up? I turned down their proposal since it didn't seem beneficial, plus I wasn't familiar with the calling company.
Yazi, that's the Telkom service hub
Cancellation for Telkom
Automated AI telemarketing, dude.
Angazi ukuthi ubani, kodwa ngithole lo mnumzane ongacacile. Ake ngicabange ukuthi kungaba wukuhlola nje.
Le nombolo nenkampani kuhlobene nabasubathi be‑SA Directory, behlasele abathengi bebiza imali engamanga.
Pointless calls keep flooding my line, man.
Automated call pitching phone contracts keeps ringing my phone, bro.
Icingo ezingasizi.
We keep getting spam SMS even after repeatedly asking to be removed; looks like our number was obtained illegally, by the way.
Use the official website/app number; avoid calling back the unknown number; check in‑app messages.
No. Portability/VoIP make 011/021/031/012 and 06/07/08 ranges unreliable as proof of origin.
Delivery updates, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; robocalls, parcel/account phishing and scripted sales.
Caller type, purpose, date/time, and cues that guided your decision.