IPTV subscription in South Africa — 4K without buffering

In South Africa, hundreds of thousands of households have given up their pay-TV package over the past two years: between the cost of living and the rise of streaming, the decoder-and-dish formula wins over fewer and fewer people. Chouf Digital offers something else: over 17,000 channels and 80,000 movies and series in 4K UHD, billed by the year rather than by the month, and with no hardware to buy. Activation takes a few minutes via WhatsApp, in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Bloemfontein alike.

The country has a real asset here: fibre. Close to 3 million homes are connected and more than 6 million are already passed by an FTTH network, so your line in Sandton, Umhlanga or Century City is plenty for 4K. And in a country where sport sets the rhythm of the weekend — from the Soweto derby to the Springboks’ tours, by way of the summer cricket — you follow the fixtures live, with commentary in English, French or Arabic.

Chouf Digital also thinks of communities from elsewhere: the Somali and Muslim families of Mayfair and Fordsburg in Johannesburg, the West African and Congolese households of Yeoville and Hillbrow, the Cape Malay neighbourhoods of Bo-Kaap and Athlone in Cape Town. Moroccan and Arabic channels, Ramadan series, news bulletins from back home: all of it next to the South African and international channels. You test it free for 24 hours, then we tell you which payment methods are available for your country on WhatsApp. No commitment, support 7 days a week.