Mlamuli Lee Mnyandu
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Mlamuli Lee Mnyandu
@lee_mlam
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Ever wondered why South Africa is +27 and Egypt is +20, while Kenya is +254 and Nigeria is +234? 🇿🇦🇪🇬 It’s not random—it’s a "Telecom Status Symbol" from the 1960s. In the 60s, the ITU divided the world into 9 zones. Your first digit is your "neighborhood": 🌎 Zone 1: North America (+1) 🌍 Zone 2: Africa (+2) 🇪🇺 Zone 3/4: Europe (+3 / +4) 🌎 Zone 5: South & Central America (+5) 🌏 Zone 6: Southeast Asia & Oceania (+6) 🇷🇺 Zone 7: Russia & former USSR (+7) 🇯🇵 Zone 8: East Asia (+8) 🕌 Zone 9: Middle East & South Asia (+9) The length of your code reflected your technological advancement. Short codes (2 digits) were "Premium Real Estate" reserved for major industrial hubs. 💎 Africas' 2-Digit Elite (+27 & +20) 🇿🇦🇪🇬 In all of Africa (Zone 2), only TWO nations were advanced enough to secure 2-digit codes that is South Africa and Egypt. The rest have 3 digits. #ProudlySA 🧵













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