How to watch DStv Africa anywhere
Want to watch DStv – the pay TV broadcaster’s streaming home for TV series, movies, sports and radio – from outside South Africa?
If you’re visiting the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or indeed anywhere else, you can use one VPN – NordVPN works best – to unblock DStv and tune in as normal from anywhere.
South Africa is famous for its love of all things sports, and no ex-pat worth their salt wants to miss out on some of the best while on holiday. From Premier League, Champions League and World Cup football qualifiers to the Autumn Internationals 2025 rugby union, Formula 1, The Ashes 2025/26 and Proteas cricket and lots of tennis continue the action right into 2026.
Although DStv is a pay TV service, it is among the cheapest subscription services availableand allows you to watch both live and on-demand at a later time. With a huge range of shows available, it offers good value for money.
In addition to all that sports, there are also hundreds of top TV series available to stream on demand, including the gritty American drama Farmeraward-winning local series Shaka in Lembe and a brand new reality show Being a Xaba.
Although it is so easy to watch DStv at home in the rainbow country, it stops working when you leave South Africa. Here’s a complete (and quick) guide to how to get DStv from anywhere in the world…
How to watch DStv in Australia
To start watching DStv, you must first create and register an account. Luckily, this only takes a matter of seconds, then you’re all signed up with a subscription of your choice and ready to start watching. Happy days.
Register: Visit DStv websitefind the subscription that suits you and create an account when prompted. Then fill in the required information, usually just an email address and a password, plus your bank details. Don’t worry, DStv is a secure site so all your information will be safe.
You will then be asked to confirm your account via email – keep an eye on your junk folder.
And that’s it, you’re good to start watching DStv for free! This means you can start streaming live TV channels M-Net, Mzansi Magic, BBC Brit, Showmax and Supersport.
There are three main subscription levels to choose from: Access, Compact, Premium. Costing from R99 ($5.66) per month, Access is the budget option; for R299 ($17.44) per month the Compact provides a wider selection of entertainment and sports channels; Premium is an all-in service that comes in at R699 ($40.77).
But you can only do this with a South African IP address. Abroad right now? How to unblock DStv…
How to watch DStv anywhere
DStv is only available to watch in South Africa, meaning it won’t work if you’re trying to stream abroad on business or holiday. However, you can always download a VPN to overcome these regional restrictions and access DStv as normal when outside of South Africa. You might be surprised how easy it is to do.
Watch DStv anywhere with one of them best VPNs:
Which sport is shown live on DStv?
Where do you start? ONE DStv subscription, especially at the All-in Premier level, comes with a deluge of sports to enjoy whatever the season thanks to access to the SuperSport package of channels.
It’s the South African home to more football than you could ever see, and that includes (deep breath) the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, the World Cup 2026 qualifiers and the South African Betway Premiership.
DStv is also a good place to see cricket. The 2025/26 Ashes will be shown on SuperSport, as will the upcoming tours of the Proteas. It also continues into 2026.
The site also has ATP and WTA tennis, Formula 1 coverage and Moto GP.
All in all, it’s a pretty exhaustive list, and that’s to be expected from such a sports-mad country.
Which streaming devices are supported by DStv?
Android tablets and smartphones (running Android version 8.0 or later)
Android TV (8.0 and higher)
Apple TV (Gen4 and up with tvOS 15+)
Apple iPad and iPhone (running iOS 15 or later)
Hisense Smart TV (Vidaa U3 and higher)
LG Smart TV (WebOS 4.0 and later)
Samsung Smart TV (Tizen 4.0 and later)
Xbox consoles
Web browsers (Chrome 119, Firefox 115, Safari 15, Microsoft Edge 120)
What content does DStv have?
In addition to all that sport, DStv has tens of thousands of hours of streaming content available at the touch of a button.
Farmer season 2 is among the American shows you can enjoy on the platform along with NCIS: Tony & Zivaplus Mafia: Most Wanted and true-crime shows The serial killer’s apprentice.
You can also enjoy more local drama offerings with award-winning telenovelas outlawsaforementioned Shaka in Lembe and African dramas Niggies. The Unspoken War is one of countless documentaries that will also keep you hooked.
There is also a lot of reality TV to enjoy. The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Africa features the continent’s iconic housewives traveling to Brazil for some South American samba fun, while social media was on fire with Big Brother Mzansi takes. Being a Xaba also doing numbers online as the family tries to come together while Yes, cook! have all yours Master Chief– style fix of reality cooking.
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