South Africa SMS messaging regulations and restrictions

South Africa regulations and restrictions

South African SMS messaging supports binary and Unicode, and there are various standard regulations in place regarding message content, which you can see in the table below. You can also visit the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa online for more information and guidance regarding these restrictions.

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Restriction

Description

Message content

The following type of content is not allowed:  constitutes offending material;  is morally repugnant; or  incites violence or desire to cause harm;  induces an unacceptable sense of fear or anxiety;  encourages or incites any person to engage in dangerous practices or  to use harmful substances;  induces or promotes tribal or racial disharmony;  causes grave or widespread offence; or  debases, degrade or demeans.  Further content regulations to bear in mind:  Adult content is not allowed.  Dating and personal contact services are subject to various  restrictions.  Your sales advisor can provide  more information.  Political content is subject to restrictions in terms of content and  timing.  Speak to your sales advisor for  more information.  Terms and conditions for Vodacom (carrier):  The transmission of unsolicited value-added services (VAS) is not permitted unless:  You have the express consent of the end user, or you have a recent  prior commercial relationship (of no older than six months) with the end user and  appropriate mechanisms exist for end users to withdraw or cancel their consent at any time, i.e.:  You  must be able to receive messages in order to process STOP  requests sent by end users.