Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 24/08/2026 @ 07:43
Affected Area/s: Discovery, Johannesburg
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Update (24/08/2026 @ 20:08):
Vumatel confirmed that this outage was resolved on 24/08/2026 @ 20:08. Please restart your devices and contact our Support Team at 010 593 2665 or support@coolideas.co.za should you still experience connection issues.
Update (24/08/2026 @18:53)
Vumatel technicians are still working to restore services for the remaining fallout cases.
Update (24/08/2026 @17:46):
Splicing has been completed, and the technicians are now working on the remaining fallout.
Update (24/08/2026 @16:19):
Splicing progress:
1st joint: Splicing Tube 12 (T12)
2nd joint: Splicing Tube 10 (T10
Update (24/08/2026 @15:57):
Splicing is still in progress. Vumatel technicians are currently working on Tube 7.
Update (24/08/2026 @14:12):
Vumatel technicians are now splicing T4 at the first joint and T3 at the second joint.
Update (24/08/2026 @13:04):
Vumatel technicians are preparing the joints for splicing
Update (24/08/2026 @12:10):
Vumatel technicians are preparing the joints for splicing
Update (24/08/2026 @ 10:24):
Environmental team on site with stock.
Update (24/08/2026 @ 09:38):
Environmental Team is currently on their way to collect the stock.
Update (24/08/2026 @ 08:48):
Vumatel technicians are on site localizing the fault.
Update (24/08/2026 @ 08:16):
Vumatel technician is on route to site to investigate
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