Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 30/01/2026 @ 10:11
Affected Area/s: Mpumalanga Zone 1
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Update (30/01/2026 @ 18:17):
Vumatel confirmed that this outage was resolved on 30/01/2026 @ 18:17. Please restart your devices and contact our Support Team should you still experience connection issues.
Update (30/01/2026 @ 16:56):
Splicing in progress.
Update (30/01/2026 @15:39):
Splicing has started
Update (30/01/2026 @14:32):
Vendor update: civil team is busy with exposing the 110 duct to push new cable
Update (30/01/2026 @13:51):
Vendor technicians are trying to get Slack
Update (30/01/2026 @12:55):
As per vendor: Please note that this fault is related to the cable break we have in Cato Ridge. The techs are waiting for the civil team to arrive on-site to assist them with localizing the fault
Update (30/01/2026 @11:50):
Backhaul link from Pinetown to Cato Ridge has a disconnect. Teams are currently onsite and will start localizing shortly.
Update (30/01/2026 @ 10:11):
Vumatel technicians have been notified of the possible outage.
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