Shoprite K'nect Sells 1GB Data for R29

Shoprite's Sixty60 platform now offers mobile data bundles from Vodacom, MTN, Telkom and Cell C, with digital purchases loaded instantly.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Couponing

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Shoprite K'nect is offering a R29 1GB 30-day mobile data bundle to customers with its SIM card, sold alongside data from multiple operators on the Sixty60 platform. Shoprite launched these digital voucher and data products in October in response to customers increasingly buying airtime and data online.

Why it matters

Shoprite added vouchers, mobile data and voice minute bundles because customers are increasingly buying these products online rather than in store. Bundles can be compared across networks directly on one platform, which may help South African shoppers find cheaper data options.

Sixty60 airtime and data bundles range from R2 to R200, and the cheapest is R1 for 50MB from Shoprite K'nect. Among the bundles compared, the K'nect 200GB bundle at R1,699 works out to about R8.50 per GB, while MTN's R349 100GB + 100GB day/night bundle offers a lower cost per GB over 30 days.

The players

Shoprite

Shoprite is one of South Africa's largest supermarket retailers, operating the Sixty60 delivery platform and the K'nect mobile brand.

Cell C

Cell C is a South African mobile network operator that hosts the Shoprite K'nect SIM and has partnerships with MTN and Vodacom for coverage.

The details

Customers with a Shoprite K'nect SIM, which uses Cell C as its host network, can buy the R29 bundle digitally through Sixty60. Digital voucher purchases are exempt from the platform's minimum basket value, and vouchers are delivered instantly by SMS. Customers can only load bundles from networks for which they hold a SIM.

October: Shoprite launched its mobile data and digital voucher products on Sixty60.
30 days: Validity period of the R29 1GB K'nect bundle.
180 days: Validity period of the K'nect 200GB R1,699 bundle.

Market Landscape

Among South Africans surveyed, 95% buy airtime and data, and 61% of those purchases are made through banking apps. Shoprite's move onto Sixty60 places a retailer alongside those banking channels as another digital point of sale for mobile data.

A shopper buying a 1GB bundle for R29 or a 200GB bundle for R1,699 can compare the per-GB cost before loading data. Because bundles are valid for 30 or 180 days, the expiry date determines how much value each purchase actually delivers.

The takeaway

Comparing cost per GB across bundles and validity periods can reveal the cheapest option for a given budget. Shoppers should check whether a longer-validity bundle works out cheaper than repeated 30-day purchases.