Virgin Mobile South Africa - Wikipedia Virgin Mobile South Africa This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2018 ) Virgin Mobile South Africa Type Private Industry Telecommunications Founded 2006 Headquarters South Africa Key people Michael Klindt Products Prepaid and Contract Mobile Phones Number of employees 400 Parent Virgin Group ( 55 % ) Calico Investments ( 45 % ) Website www.virginmobile.co.za Virgin Mobile South Africa ( VMSA ) is a mobile virtual network operator ( MVNO ) which was launched in 2006 as a joint venture between Sir Richard Branson 's Virgin Group and Cell C. Based in Johannesburg, the bustling business - hub of South Africa, Virgin Mobile South Africa has established itself as a dynamic and growing brand with stores nationwide. In February 2011, Cell C sold its stake to Virgin Group and Calico Investments, after which Virgin Group assumed a controlling stake. Contents 1 Services 1.1 Voice & SMS 1.2 Internet 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Services Voice & sms Virgin Mobile prides itself in being a no - frills brand providing simplicity to its customers. The MVNO offers a prepaid product with a flat voice rate of 99c across all networks, at any time of the day, SMSs for 50c and MMS for 75c and an out of bundle rate of 40c per MB. Virgin Mobile also offers BYO ( Bring Your Own ) SIM only plans which are available on a month - to - month and 12 month packages. Virgin Mobile airtime is available in various denominations via the major banks, in retail and petrol stations nationwide as well as online. Internet Virgin Mobile offers users mobile internet via EDGE, 3G, LTE and HSPA+ at the cost of 40c per MB on prepaid. Customers also have the flexibility to load mobile internet bundles, which may significantly reduce this per MB rate. See also Virgin Mobile References Jump up ^ `` Coverage Map Cell Phone Reception Map Virgin Mobile ''. www.virginmobile.co.za. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 31. 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Question: which network does virgin mobile use in south africa
Answer: all networks