Telkom announced that from 16 October 2006, users must dial the area code when making local calls and the international dialling code will change from “09” to “00”.

With effect from 17 January 2007, users who do not dial the area code when making local calls or who still use the"09" code, will receive an error message.

Volksblad, 26 July 2007, A Groenewald