Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 05/10/2025 @ 20:22
Affected Area: Roodepan Zone 1, Roodepan Zone 2, Homelite, Homevale, Vergenoeg Phase 1, Vergenoeg Phase 2, Vergenoeg Phase 3
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Vumatel confirmed that this outage was resolved on 12/10/2025 18:19. Please restart your devices and contact our Support Team should you still experience connection issues.
Update (12/10/2025 @14:14):
Technicians are actively working to resolve the outstanding cases that remain. Next update to follow at 18:00
Update (12/10/2025 @11:54):
Technicians are still actively working on remaining fallout cases, further updates to be provided at 15h00
Update (12/10/2025 @08:58):
Technicians are actively working to resolve the outstanding cases that remain. Next update to follow at 12 pm
Update (12/10/2025 @08:12):
Technicians are on site and will start with repairs
Update (11/10/2025 @16:09):
Repairs on hold due to adverse weather conditions, techs will continue once it stops
Update (11/10/2025 @ 14:30):
Technicians are actively working to resolve the outstanding cases that remain. Next update to follow at 18:00. . More updates to follow.
Update (11/10/2025 @ 10:37):
Vumatel technicians (INSERT FNO UPDATE). The ETR is (INSERT ETR IF APPLICABLE). More updates to follow.
Update (10/10/2025 @ 19:24):
Repairs on hold due to adverse weather conditions . More updates to follow.
Update (10/10/2025 @14:14)
Technicians are actively working to resolve the outstanding cases that remain. Next update to follow at 17:00
Update (10/10/2025 @12:06)
Repairs are still ongoing. The next update will be provided at 14:00.
Update (10/10/2025 @ 09:18)
Technicians will now continue working on the remaining fallouts. A further update will be provided at 12:00.
Update (10/10/2025 @07:31)
Technicians are on route to the site to continue working on resolving the remaining cases.
Update (10/10/2025 @02:35)
Technicians will resume with troubleshooting fallouts tomorrow morning.
Update (10/10/2025 @02:06)
Civil : 100%
Overall Splicing :100%
Stringing 100%
Splicing 144 100%
Splicing 72 100%
Update (10/10/2025 @01:29)
Civil : 100%
Overall Splicing :95%
Stringing 100%
Splicing 144 80%
Splicing 72 100%
2 trays left
Update (09/10/2025 @23:07)
Splicing in progress on 144F feeding Homelite Civil : 100% Overall Splicing :95% Stringing 100% Splicing 144F 90% Splicing 72F 100%
Update (09/10/2025 @21:18)
Splicing in progress on 144F feeding Homelite
Civil : 100%
Overall Splicing :95%
Stringing 100%
Splicing 144 5%
Splicing 72 100%
Update (09/10/2025 @19:51
Civil : 100%
Overall Splicing :95%
Stringing 100%
Splicing 144 0%
Splicing 72 100%
Preparing 144 ; splicing to start.
Update (09/10/2025 @18:47
Civil : 100%
Overall Splicing :95%
Stringing 100%
Splicing 144 0%
Splicing 72 100% feeding vergenoeg
Update (09/10/2025 @17:33:
Civil : 100%
Overall Splicing :95%
Stringing 100%
Splicing 144 0%
Splicing 72 80%
Update (09/10/2025 @16:25):
Splicing in progress on feeder for Vergenoeg
Civil : 100%
Overall Splicing :95%
Stringing 100%
Splicing 144 0%
Splicing 72 77% Feeding Vergenoeg
Update (09/10/2025 @15:20):
Civil : 100% Overall Splicing :95% Stringing 100% Splicing 144: 0% Splicing 72: 60% feeding Vergenoeg
Update (09/10/2025 @14:15):
Splicing in progress on 72F feeding Vergenoeg
civil:100
splicing:20%
stringing:100%
Update (09/10/2025 @12:31):
Splicing in progress on 72F feeding Vergenoeg 15%
stringing has commence on 144F feeding homelite 40%
Update (09/10/2025 @11:19):
Technicians are currently splicing the 72F cable that feeds Vergenoeg
Update (09/10/2025 @ 09:32):
Technicians are actively working on the repairs
Update (09/10/2025 @ 08:14):
Technicians will be continuing with the repairs this morning.
Update (09/10/2025 @ 00:27):
Technicians will resume with repairs first thing in the morning
Update (08/10/2025 @ 21:27):
Splicing in progress on 72F feeder for Homevale
Civil : 100%
Splicing :94.5%
Stringing 100%
Update (08/10/2025 @ 20:36):
Splicing in progress on 72F for Homevale
Civil : 100%
Splicing :94%
Stringing 100%
Update (08/10/2025 @ 19:17):
Splicing in progress . More updates to follow.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 18:36):
Technicians are still busy with stringing. . More updates to follow.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 16:29):
Splicing of the 144F cable feeding Roodepan has been completed. We are currently waiting for the technicians to finish stringing the remaining 72 cores for Vergenoeg. Splicing will begin as soon as that is done
Update (08/10/2025 @ 14:12):
Splicing in progress. 144F for roodepan
Civil:98%
Splicing:95%
Stringing:98% . More updates to follow.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 13:14):
Civil : 98.74%
Splicing :92.5%
Stringing 98.43% . More updates to follow.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 07:42):
Technicians will commence repair activities upon arrival at the site. Further updates will be shared.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 01:10):
Team will resume with repairs tomorrow morning.
Update (08/10/2025 @ 00:03):
Splicing in progress on 144F feeding Roodepan Civil:86% Splicing:78% Stringing:78%
Update (07/10/2025 @ 20:24):
Technicians are currently working on the repairs. Further updates will be provided in due course.
Update (07/10/2025 @ 19:07):
Civil :85%
Splicing :75%
Stringing 75% . More updates to follow.
Update (07/10/2025 @ 17:47):
Civil :80%
Splicing :70%
Stringing 70% . More updates to follow.
Update (07/10/2025 @16:34)
Civil :60%
Splicing :55%
Stringing 60%
Update (07/10/2025 @15:31):
Civil :60%
Splicing :45%
Stringing 60%
Update (07/10/2025 @14:25):
Civil :60%
Splicing :40%
Stringing 60%
Update (07/10/2025 @13:14):
Civil :28%
Splicing :23%
Stringing 33%
Update (07/10/2025 @12:31):
Civil :23%
Splicing :25%
Stringing 28%
Update (07/10/2025 @11:03):
Splicing in progress
Civil :20%
Splicing :20%
Stringing 25%
Update (07/10/2025 @ 09:31):
Splicing in progress. 2nd team just arrived onsite Civil:15% Splicing:20% Stringing:18%
Update (07/10/2025 @ 08:20):
Technicians are onsite splicing has started.
Update (07/10/2025 @ 08:09):
Technicians will commence repair activities upon arrival at the site. Further updates will be shared.
Update (06/10/2025 @ 21:26):
Technicians will resume repair work tomorrow morning.
Update (06/10/2025 @ 20:03):
Splicing in progress.
civil 15%
splicing 15%
stringing 18%
Update (06/10/2025 @ 18:56):
Civil :10%
Splicing 10%
Stringing 15%
2nd 72F cable stringing in progress . More updates to follow.
Update (06/10/2025 @ 18:01):
Splicing in progress 10%. 2nd 72F cable stringing has begun . More updates to follow.
Update (06/10/2025 @ 16:54):
Splicing in progress. On 72f feeding Vergenoeg . More updates to follow.
Update (06/10/2025 @16:14):
Splicing has started. Splicing on 72F cable for Vergenoeg has commenced
Update (06/10/2025 @15:23):
Technicians are preparing the joints for splicing. 1st 72F feeding Vergenoeg about to be spliced
Update (06/10/2025 @14:36):
Technicians are stringing in a new cable. 1st 72F cable done. 2nd 72F to commence next
Update (06/10/2025 @13:17):
Technicians are busy stringing the last cable
Update (06/10/2025 @12:05):
Technicians have started floating a new cable.
Update (06/10/2025 @11:16):
Technicians have started stringing the new cable
Update (06/10/2025 @ 07:24):
Technicians are preparing to string in a new cable.
Update (06/10/2025 @ 07:24):
Technicians are enroute to collect the required stock.
Update (06/10/2025 @ 07:24):
Technicians will commence repair activities upon arrival at the site. Further updates will be shared.
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