PayPal Comes To South Africa and ADSL Goes Uncapped
March 25, 2010 
18 Comments
One can be forgiven for thinking South Africans have woken up in the twilight zone, after years of complaining, we finally got the two things we wanted most… PayPal in South Africa and Uncapped ADSL – and this past week has seen both happen all at once.
Firstly Kudos to Mweb for putting themselves back on the map, and I see a few other ISP’s are scrambling to catch-up with the uncapped ADSL offer.
As for FNB, well there is no doubt that they are leading the banking charge (in my humble opinion) and the move to bring PayPal to South Africa is bold, wise and much needed, so thank you.
I just converted my personal SA PayPal account to a business PayPal account and linked it via my FNB internet banking console, all super-duper easy… so if you don’t have an FNB bank account and internet banking sorry for you… pop in and setup an account soon!
And this is just in time because Luis and I have a BIG Internet Marketing announcement coming in the next few weeks, and no guesses which payment platform we are going to be using when we launch this.
And as if things just could not get more sweet (as in sweet bru), Telkom is already beta testing 8Meg ADSL
So let’s see what do we have left to bitch about… AH Juliaaaas (what a chop).
Great stuff man, a lot of new tech changes meaning more opportunities.
It is about time for both of them.
This is fantastic for SA internet entrepreneurship, absolutely great news. My brain is literally working overtime on the opportunities that await us.
This is awesome news! So glad they finally decided to listen to the public!
This is fantastic news about PayPal and as I already bank with FNB it makes things much easier – thanks for the heads-up Justin.
I am also hoping that Telkom soon follows MWeb with the uncapped ADSL.
Cheers for now
Cynthia Minnaar
Hi Justin
Thanks for this fantastic news. I know that FNB have been in talks with Paypal and have been waiting with baited breathe for this. It opens up the international market quite a bit for South African affiliate marketers as so many companies pay commissions in to Paypal.
Michelle Jayes
Wonderful I am about to release a SA product and was going to use Alert Pay but don't need to
. I have always had a premier account and verified but I see I can currently only add a american account. As for MWEB – I don't trust them as they might just put 1000's of users via a tunnel. I am with Afrihost currently and they do offer R30 for 2gb on my 4M line so I will stick with them for a while as they will soon do a 512 uncapped. They do offer a 4M for less than MWEB uncapped but I only use +- 20 – 30gb a month so not worth going uncapped. Noways will I go backward to 384 for R200 as those days are gone. Now we just need to educate the SA public on Paypal to make clients feel safe using the system. I mean I sell info products and do a 3d boxed product on the site for illustrations and when the people receive the CD they complain as they wan't to know where the box is.
Just signed up for the paypal and will be on the phone to mweb in minutes! Great Post and Great News, Justin! Thanks!
Way to go, SA is clawing it's way back into global society!
I means we have access to our PayPal money locally – Good – but SAARS (sp on purpose!) also now also has access to the information via the link to FNB – Bad.
One wonders if transferring from one PayPal (international) to a local PayPal account will attract the SAARS to the international account for their share?
Not that I have anything to worry about as the Paypal account does not have two pennies to rub together!
It is just one of them things, I would be more than happy to pay my taxes as long as I make some money!!!:D
I am COMPLETELY and UTTERLY EXCITED about this week’s INCREDIBLY OUTSTANDING news! We are long overdue but we’re finally here!
Justin, as usual, thanks for bringing us the BREAKING NEWS. Look forward to your project with Luis coming soon.
Ja thanks dude at least I am on top of things, now can I please just get a freakin sale already!!!
This is best news I have heard in years. Way to go South Africa, its the going to be the best country in the world.
I was on the phone to my FNB branch earlier and only one person in the entire branch knew what paypal was. he took my number and "investigated" and got back to me just after 12 am and gave me the news.
Now watch me PLR to South Africans. :+)
rob anderson
Yup – much too much excitement, thanks Luis been to your site and picked up the news there. Now off to FNB and open the "business account" and start raking some money in XYZ! (Hangaas – she will come!!)
As for mweb – one month "grace period" for Telkom – if they don't come to the party, make the move.;)
Hey Luis, send me a request through Paypal to test drive this thing for real!
Here's a little tip as well for all that weren't aware of a great little app on Facebook… Yes, you guessed it… PAYPAL! You can Request and Raise money on Facebook using the Paypal application. So put away your cheque books people and Check It Out!
P.S. Justin, I had a video to upload but see you've removed the upload video option… but there is a Twitter Retweet in place… I like!
Ha, at long last. I've been using a PayPal account overseas … and the sales happen day & night
Now it's choices, choices … coz this will see the awakening of a whole new marketplace in Mzansi-Web 
)) He rubbed his hands in glee …
A long wait certainly,when one door open others close,hope what we going to get next to widen the door, to new marketing products in South Africa,thanks Justin you do a great job
I wonder if the good news re: Paypal means that South African webmasters can apply to the EPN affiliate program