Mobile Phone Calls to and from South Africa

[yellowpolly]

Hi - hope you can help a very confused person. I'm going to be in South Africa for 7 weeks and need advice on the cheapest way to to accept calls/texts on my mobile from another mobile in the Uk - and vice versa. (no access to a landline or the internet). Am I better getting a SA sim card, a global sim card or simply using one of the phone numbers which diverts your call to a cheap rate first? Any advice would really helpful
thanks

[NORMANTHEDOG]

make sure your phone is unlocked to any network,can be done for about �5,when you get to south africa,buy a pay as you go sim card from one of their networks,very cheap.

[kloofnek]

Hi Yellowpolly
Yes,do get your phone unlocked,if you cannot,best to hire a mobile phone in South Africa.
Whereabouts will you be going .