Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 26/08/2025 @ 16:33
Affected Area: Kwa Nobuhle Zone 1
Impact: Customers may experience no/slow/intermittent connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Update (29/08/2025 @ 17:27):
Technicians have found a secondary break and they are busy with repairs.Next update will be provided at 19:30 . More updates to follow.
Update (29/08/2025 @ 12:00):
Technicians are still working on the remaining fallouts cases, further updates to be communicated at 17h00
Update (29/08/2025 @ 08:29):
Technicians are now onsite working on the remaining fallouts .Further updates will be provided at 12:00PM .
Update (29/08/2025 @ 07:27):
Technicians are enroute to attend to the fallout cases remaining
Update (28/08/2025 @ 21:26):
Technicians will attend to the services that remain down tomorrow morning.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 20:54):
Splicing has been completed, and testing of tickets is in progress
Update (28/08/2025 @ 19:29):
Link Cable 1: 100% prepared, 90% spliced
Link Cable 2: 100% prepared, 90% spliced
Side A
288F - completed
Side A
(144F Cable): completed
Side B
288F - Cable: Fully prepared, 100% spliced
144F Cable: Fully prepared, 100% spliced . More updates to follow.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 18:16):
Link Cable 1: 100% prepared, 80% spliced
Link Cable 2: 100% prepared, 80% spliced
Side A
288F - completed
Side A (144F Cable): completed
Side B
288F - Cable: Fully prepared, 100% spliced
144F Cable: Fully prepared, 70% spliced . More updates to follow.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 17:24):
Link Cable 1: 100% prepared, 75% spliced
Link Cable 2: 100% prepared, 75% spliced
Side A
288F - completed
Side A (144F Cable): completed
Side B
288F - Cable: Fully prepared, 100% spliced
144F Cable: Fully prepared, 50% spliced . More updates to follow.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 16:19):
Link Cable 1: 100% prepared, 50% spliced
Link Cable 2: 100% prepared, 60% spliced
Side A
288F - completed
Side A (144F Cable): Fully prepared, 100% spliced
Side B
288F - Cable: Fully prepared, 100% spliced
144F Cable: 40% spliced
Update (28/08/2025 @ 15:09):
Link Cable 1: 100% prepared, 50% spliced
Link Cable 2: 100% prepared, 60% spliced
Side A (144F Cable): Fully prepared, 90% spliced
Side B
288F Cable: Fully prepared, 100% spliced
144F Cable: Fully prepared, 40% spliced
Update (28/08/2025 @ 13:54):
Link Cable 1: 50% prepared, 50% spliced
Link Cable 2: 50% prepared, 60% spliced
Side A (144F Cable): Fully prepared, 40% spliced
Side B
288F Cable: Fully prepared, 95% spliced
144F Cable: Fully prepared, 40% spliced
Update (28/08/2025 @ 12:52):
Link Cables 1 & 2:
Both are at 50% completion for preparation and splicing.
Side A (144F Cable):
Preparation complete, splicing at 40%.
Side B:
288F Cable: Preparation complete, splicing at 90%.
144F Cable: Preparation complete, splicing at 40%.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 12:02):
Civils are complete.
Link Cables 1 & 2 are at 50% for both preparation and splicing.
On Side A, 144F cable splicing is at 30%.
On Side B, 288F cable splicing is at 75%, and 144F cable splicing is at 40%.
All cables have completed preparation
Update (28/08/2025 @ 11:03):
Civils are 95% complete.
Link Cables 1 & 2: 50% prepared and spliced.
Side A: 144F cable fully prepared, splicing at 20%.
Side B: 288F cable splicing at 75%, 144F cable splicing at 30% — both fully prepared.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 10:14):
Link Cables 1 & 2: 50% preparation and 50% splicing completed.
Side A:
288F cable fully completed.
144F cable preparation done; splicing at 15%.
Side B:
288F cable preparation done; splicing at 65%.
144F cable preparation done; splicing at 30%.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 09:12):
Side A:
288F cable fully completed (100% prep & splicing).
144F cable preparation complete; splicing at 5%.
Side B:
288F cable fully prepared; splicing at 60%.
144F cable fully prepared; splicing at 30%
Update (28/08/2025 @ 09:12):
Civils are 90% complete.
Link Cables 1 & 2: Both at 50% for preparation and splicing.
Update (28/08/2025 @ 08:02):
The team has arrived onsite and will proceed with the repairs.
Update (27/08/2025 @ 22:01):
Repair has been placed on hold for the day.
Teams will resume tomorrow morning.
Update (27/08/2025 @ 20:28):
Side B
288F - Cable
Preparation - 100%
Splicing - 40%
144F Cable
Preparation - 100%
Splicing - 30%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 19:04):
Civils - 90%
Link Cable 1
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Link Cable 2
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Side A
288F - Cable
Preparation - 100%
Splicing - 80%
144F Cable
Preparation - 100%
Splicing - 0% . More updates to follow.
Update (27/08/2025 @ 17:33):
Civils - 90%
Link Cable 1
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Link Cable 2
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Side A
288F - Cable
Preparation - 90%
Splicing - 75%
144F Cable
Preparation - 100%
Splicing - 0% . More updates to follow.
Update (27/08/2025 @ 16:29)
Side B
288F - Cable
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 0%
144F Cable
Preparation - 70%
Splicing - 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 16:29)
Civils - 90%
Link Cable 1
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Link Cable 2
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Side A
288F - Cable
Preparation - 90%
Splicing - 60%
144F Cable
Preparation - 90%
Splicing - 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 15:32)
Side B
288F - Cable
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 0%
144F Cable
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 15:29):
Civils - 90%
Link Cable 1
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Link Cable 2
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Side A:
288F - Cable
Preparation - 90%
Splicing - 50%
144F Cable
Preparation - 70%
Splicing - 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 14:34):
Civils - 90%
Link Cable 1
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Link Cable 2
Preparation - 50%
Splicing - 50%
Side A
288F - Cable
Preparation - 80%
Splicing - 50%
144F Cable
Preparation - 10%
Splicing - 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 13:47):
Civils - 75%complete Link Cable 1:Preparation - 50%Splicing - 50%
Link Cable 2Preparation - 50%, Splicing - 50%
Side A:288F - Cable Preparation - 75% Splicing - 35%
144F Cable Preparation - 10%Splicing - 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 10:48):
Civils: 75% complete. Link Cable 1: Preparation 50%, Splicing 50%
Link Cable 2: Not yet started (0% prep, 0% splicing)
Side A: 288F Cable: Preparation 60%, Splicing 15%
144F Cable: Preparation 10%, Splicing 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 10:48):
Civils: 75% complete. Link Cable 1: Preparation 50%, Splicing 50%
Link Cable 2: Not yet started (0% prep, 0% splicing)
Side A: 288F Cable: Preparation 40%
144F Cable: Preparation 10%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 09:45):
Civils: 75% complete. Link Cable 1: Preparation 50%, Splicing 50%
Link Cable 2: Not yet started (0% prep, 0% splicing)
Side A: 288F Cable: Not yet started (0% prep, 0% splicing)
144F Cable: Preparation 10%, Splicing 0%
Update (27/08/2025 @ 08:38):
Technicians are on site repairs in progress.
Update (27/08/2025 @ 07:23):
Technicians are on route to commence with repairs.
Update (26/08/2025 @ 19:17):
Repairs on hold as we dependent on a 3rd contractor party completing their work before we can continueRepair will resume tomorrow morning . More updates to follow.
Update (26/08/2025 @ 18:30):
Technicians are currently pulling the slack to the Manhole.Municipality is busy with repairing the ducts. . More updates to follow.
Update (26/08/2025 @ 17:09):
Technicians have confirmed that the outage is due to municipality working on our route, in result they have damaged:
2 of our core cables
2 Link cables
4 distribution cables
Teams are onsite troubleshooting . More updates to follow.
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