Nigeria, May 17 -- South Africans will have to pay more to stream content on Netflix, as the company has increased the prices of three of its four subscription plans.

The changes, which have already taken effect for new users, will soon reflect in the bills of existing subscribers.

The Mobile plan, which used to cost R49 ($2.67), now goes for R59 ($3.21) per month.

This is its first increase since it was introduced.

The Standard plan has moved from R159 ($8.70) to R179 ($9.78), while the Premium plan has risen from R199 ($10.87) to R229 ($12.53).

Only the Basic plan, priced at R99 ($5.40), remains unchanged.

Netflix has not provided a detailed explanation for the latest increase, but the change follows the company's continued push i...