Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 08/10/2025 @ 11:50
Affected Area/s:Buffalo Flats Zone 1; Scenery Park East; Scenery Park West; John Dube Village; Haven Hills , Buffalo City
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Update (10/10/2025 @09:43):
Repairs are currently on hold due to safety concerns, as live electrical cables on our poles pose a high risk to the technicians. The team will be reaching out to the councillor to arrange for their removal.
Update (10/10/2025 @08:38):
Technicians are busy replacing sectional damaged distribution cable that got burnt to resolve the remaining fallouts.
Update (10/10/2025 @07:39):
Technicians are currently on route to site to proceed with the remaining repair work.
Update (09/10/2025 @19:40):
Repairs on hold due to safety reasons
Update (09/10/2025 @18:02):
Technicians have discovered secondary break in scenery park and are busy investigating.
Update (09/10/2025 @14:28):
Technicians have completed splicing and are now attending to the services that remain down. Next update will be provided at 17H00
Update (09/10/2025 @13:39):
Splicing is still in progress, 90% complete
Update (09/10/2025 @12:06):
Splicing in progress, 75% complete
Update (09/10/2025 @ 10:39):
Preparation: 100% Completed
Splicing at: 65%
Update (09/10/2025 @ 07:51):
Preparation at: 65% Splicing at: 55%
Update (09/10/2025 @ 07:51):
Technicians are currently onsite and have commenced with repairs
Update (08/10/2025 @ 21:45):
Repairs on hold due to safety reasons
Teams will be back on-site tomorrow morning at 07:00am
Update (08/10/2025 @ 20:22):
Preparation at: 55%
Splicing at: 40%
Update (08/10/2025 @ 13:53):
Technicians are preparing the joints for splicing Preparation at: 15%. More updates to follow.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 13:11):
Technicians are preparing the joints for splicing Preparation at: 10% . More updates to follow.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 11:59):
Technicians are on Site and are preparing the joints for splicing . More updates to follow.
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