Written by accredited DStv installers in Gauteng, and fact-checked before we publish. Where something is reported rather than officially confirmed, we label it — and where a network does not publish a USSD code, we say so instead of inventing one.
New DStv package names and prices appeared on MultiChoice's own website and were then removed. Here is what was shown, what it means for your bill, and the important detail most reports have glossed over.
For the first time, DStv appears ready to sell sport on its own. Here is what the reported R399 package includes, the catch nobody is talking about, and how the maths actually works out.
Rugby and cricket are the reason many South African households pay for Premium at all. Here is an honest look at whether the reported restructure makes them cheaper.
Most pages get E48-32 wrong. Every code here comes from DStv's official catalogue — what each one means, what you can fix yourself, and when you need a technician.
What a DStv installation actually costs, what is included, and the four things that reliably push the price up. Written by installers, not a price-comparison site.
Almost every DStv subscriber has thought it: I watch eight channels, why am I paying for 160? The answer is more interesting than 'they're greedy' — and the maths of picking your own is worse than people expect.
If you have been searching for 'DStv Kenya Plus', it does not exist. Here is what the real packages are, what they cost, and what genuinely changed in Kenya in 2026.
The code is *140*[number]# — confirmed on Vodacom's own pages. Plus the trick most people miss: you can customise the message it sends.
MultiChoice's enforcement has stepped up sharply, with convictions, raids and a R6.2 million asset freeze. Here is what is actually happening, and what the risks are for viewers.
The code is *121*[number]# — confirmed on MTN's own site. Here is how it works, the limits, and the things that stop it going through.
Three sites, three different codes, none of them on Cell C's own website. Here are four methods that work, plus Cell C's published codes.
If you have tried *111*501# and got nowhere, you are not doing it wrong — the code stopped working. Here is what to do instead.
Most codes circulating online do not work. Here is what MTN actually publishes, and five reliable ways to find your own number.
One page with the balance, recharge and transfer codes for all four networks — each checked against the network's own site before publishing.