Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 28/03/2026 @ 17:05
Affected Area: Motherwell Zone 1
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Update (29/03/2026 @ 02:14):
Vumatel confirmed that this outage was resolved on 29/03/2026 @ 02:14. 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 (29/03/2026 @ 01:01):
Vumatel team is now busy preparing cable for splicing.
Update (29/03/2026 @ 00:02):
Vumatel team has located the point of break and they are now busy getting slack.
Update (28/03/2026 @ 23:13):
Please note that the team tested and found fiber break at 3.1km from the Pop.
Update (28/03/2026 @ 21:50):
Vendor technicians are investigating the issue.
Update (28/03/2026 @ 20:37):
Vendor technicians have acknowledged the break and are on route to site.
Update (28/03/2026 @ 19:18):
Vumatel Technicians are on site localising the fault.
Update (28/03/2026 @ 18:37):
Vumatel Technicians are enroute to site for further investigations.
Update (28/03/2026 @ 17:28):
Vumatel Teams still working on restoring the services that remain down. Next update: 20h00.
Update (28/03/2026 @ 17:08):
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