MWeb 5GB Hosting, ZAR 99.00/mo. on Linux Shared

The 5GB Capped Hosting plan targets small websites that need more headroom than the starter package, such as richer brochure sites, small product catalogues or blogs with growing media libraries.
It offers 5GB of disk space with unlimited monthly traffic, making it suitable for sites with a moderate collection of pages, images, PDF downloads and basic multimedia without worrying about data transfer limits.
Email hosting includes one 2GB mailbox, which is ideal if a single shared mailbox is used for all enquiries or if additional addresses are handled through forwarding, aliasing or external services.
As with the 1GB plan, this tier does not include a free .co.za domain name, but it fully supports domains that you register elsewhere or move from another provider, with DNS management handled inside cPanel.
Only one primary website can be hosted, which keeps the environment simple and avoids splitting resources across multiple sites, while one MySQL database and one FTP user are available for content management and uploads.
Five subdomains can be created for staging, blog sections or separate language versions of the site, all still working under the same hosting package without extra monthly cost.
Manual backup and restore functionality is provided, so you can generate and download backups before updates or theme changes, then restore from those archives if something goes wrong.
Security features include free SSL certificates for encrypted HTTPS connections and built in malware scanning to help detect malicious scripts, complementing any additional security plugins you choose to install.
DNS zone management and redirect or pointing options make it straightforward to route traffic from different hostnames to the correct folders or external services, and the plan retains the same unmetered traffic policy as the other Capped Hosting tiers.
The Website Self Builder tool is not part of this plan, which makes it better suited to users who are comfortable installing a CMS or working with a developer rather than building a site through a drag and drop editor.

Across the Capped Hosting range this provider offers shared Linux hosting on servers located in South Africa, using the familiar cPanel control panel and unlimited traffic on every plan so visitor numbers are not limited by a fixed bandwidth quota.
All accounts include email hosting with 2GB mailboxes, free SSL certificates for HTTPS, built in malware scanning, DNS zone management and tools for redirects and pointing domains, giving small businesses the essentials they need to run a secure website and professional email from one place.
Selected packages include a free .co.za domain for the first year, which makes it easy to register a local domain and have it configured automatically for the hosting space without extra setup fees.
The service is billed monthly in South African Rand with prices quoted inclusive of the standard 15 percent VAT, and payments can be handled through card based billing on the customer portal so subscriptions renew automatically.
Customers can contact support via telephone, email, online help centre and live chat, with technical teams available around the clock to help with DNS records, mail settings, SSL issues and other common hosting administration questions.
The platform is aimed at personal sites, blogs and small business websites that want reliable South African based hosting close to their local audience, and the plans are structured so that it is easy to upgrade disk space, email capacity or feature sets as a website grows.
Frequently asked questions explain that a hosting product is simply the online space where the files, images, video, text and forms that make up a website are stored, that larger or more complex sites need more disk space, that customers will also need a domain name for visitors to reach the site, and that it is possible to upgrade or downgrade the hosting package later if requirements change.