Buy Telkom airtime to connect with whoever you need to, whenever you need to with loads of affordable airtime bundle options. Telkom is South Africa’s best value network provider that caters to your personal and business calland connection needs. They have a wide network of infrastructure across the country to help you stay connected, no matter where you are in the country. 

Your local Flash spaza is not only the place to go to, to get your Telkom sim card and RICA (link to how to RICA Telkom sim card article). It’s also the place to buy Telkom airtime in your backyard. Before you learn how easy it is to buy it, there are a few things you need to know.   

What packages does Telkom have? 

Telkom has three different prepaid package plans; Telkom More, Thola More & Prepaid LTE. Each tariff plan comes with its own benefits. These benefits come in the form of extra airtime, extra minutes, or extra data every time you buy Telkom airtime. Choosing the best one for you depends on the benefits that best suit your lifestyle needs. 

Telkom More 

This is the default tariff plan that comes with your Telkom sim card when you buy and activate it at your local Flash spaza. Its key benefit is that your airtime gets doubled each time you buy Telkom airtime worth R5 or more. This extra airtime can be used on calls to any network, to get data, send SMSs, and MMSs. 

Thola More 

This tariff plan offers you additional benefits when you buy Telkom airtime worth R5 or more. These benefits range between; free data, free on-network minutes and SMSs. To change to this plan, you need to dial *180# or call 180 and follow the voice prompts. 

Important note: You can change between Telkom More and Thola More once in a calendar month. 

Telkom airtime bundles you can buy at Flash: 

• R5 Telkom Airtime  

• R10 Telkom Airtime  

• R20 Telkom Airtime  

• R30 Telkom Airtime  

• R50 Telkom Airtime  

• R100 Telkom Airtime  

• R250 Telkom Airtime 

How to buy Telkom airtime 

Telkom airtime is readily available at your local Flash spaza. So, follow the steps below to buy Telkom airtime close to home: 

1. Go to your local Flash spaza shop. 

2. Ask the Merchant for Telkom airtime.

3. Tell them the amount you’d like (you can buy Telkom airtime from R5 upwards). 

4. Pay for your Telkom airtime. 

5. Get your slip from the Merchant with your Telkom airtime voucher pin. 

6. Follow the prompts on the slip to load your airtime. 

7. You’ll receive an SMS confirming that your airtime was loaded successfully. 

How to check your Telkom airtime balance 

To see your updated Telkom airtime balance, dial *188# from your Telkom SIM or send a WhatsApp message to 081 160 1700 from any network. 

Buy Telkom airtime in your backyard today! 

At Flash, we pride ourselves in bringing important services and products closer to you in order to make your life easier. Helping you easily buy Telkom airtime in your neighbourhood is just one of the many ways we do this. Visit your local Flash spaza shop for Telkom airtime, data, bill payments, vouchers and more!