The Netflix Gift Card for South Africa currently being rolled out, can be loaded with any amount between R150 to R1000 at local retailers as Netflix in the country is targeting video entertainment content users who don't have, or don't want to link, a credit card to use the service.
The new Netflix Gift Card for South Africa is available from CNA, Pick n Pay, Checkers, Dis-Chem, HiFi Corp, Incredible Connection, Game, Dion Wired, Makro, Builders Warehouse, Game4U, AWX, Kloppers, and BT Games.
Netflix that is aggressively ramping up it's local market presence and marketing efforts as it competes with Naspers' Showmax run by MultiChoice's Connected Video unit, Amazon Prime Video as well as some smaller subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) players, is through the Netflix Gift Card giving consumers a long-term, secure payment method without the need of a bank card.
Netflix South Africa users can top up their balance with a new Netflix Gift Card when their balance depletes and will get a notification when the gift card balance is low.
A Netflix Gift Card loaded with R200 will give the user 2 months of Netflix streaming on the basic plan (1 device in SD); R139 will provide 1 month of Netflix streaming on the standard plan (2 devices in HD), and a gift card loaded with R169 will give the user 1 month Netflix streaming on the premium plan (4 devices in HD or Ultra HD).
Existing South African Netflix users can use the Netflix Gift Card to top up their Netflix account credit, while those who do not yet have an account can redeem their access credit by visiting Netflix.com/redeem and entering the pin code printed on the back of the card.
People eligible for a free trial will get a free month of service in addition to the amount credited to the Gift Card with the balance of the Netflix Gift Card that will only be used to pay for the selected plan after the free month trial expires.
