Evotel has scheduled the following planned maintenance:
Start Date & Time: 04/06/2026 @ 09:00
End Date & Time: 05/06/2026 @ 08:10
Duration: 17 hours
Affected Area: Rustenburg - Tlhabane West Geelhoutpark
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity at some point during maintenance.
Update (08/06/2026 @16:56):
Ebotel technical team is currently on site carrying out fibre splicing as part of the repair and restoration process. This critical work is being completed to reconnect the affected fibres and restore services to impacted customers.
Next update: 20:00
Update (08/06/2026 @10:52):
Evotel team remains on-site and restoration efforts are progressing. Service has already been restored to many clients within the community, and provisioning is currently in progress for the remaining affected connections.
Update (08/06/2026 @ 08:56):
Evotel team is back on-site and continuing with restoration work. Due to the extent of the damage, restoration efforts have taking longer than anticipated, but service has been restored for many clients in the community.
Update (06/06/2026 @14:12):
Evotel teams remain on-site and continue to work tirelessly to restore services to all affected clients. Due to the extent of the damage, restoration efforts are taking longer than anticipated.
Next update: 08:00
Update (06/06/2026 @11:09):
Evotel teams remain on-site and continue to work tirelessly to restore services to all affected clients. Due to the extent of the damage, restoration efforts are taking longer than anticipated.
Next update: 14:00
Update (06/06/2026 @16:03):
Evotel teams remain on-site and continue to work tirelessly to restore services to all affected clients. Due to the extent of the damage, restoration efforts are taking longer than anticipated.
Next update: 5PM
Update (06/06/2026 @ 11:24):
Evotel teams remain on-site and continue to work tirelessly to restore services to all affected clients. Due to the extent of the damage, restoration efforts are taking longer than anticipated.
We sincerely apologise for the prolonged disruption and understand the frustration and inconvenience this outage has caused over the past few days.
Please be assured that all available resources are being dedicated to restoring connectivity as quickly and safely as possible.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued support during this time. Any significant developments or delays will be communicated in the scheduled updates below.
Next update: 5PM
Update (06/06/2026 @ 11:24):
Our teams remain on-site and continue to work tirelessly to restore services to all affected clients. Due to the extent of the damage, restoration efforts are taking longer than anticipated.
We sincerely apologise for the prolonged disruption and understand the frustration and inconvenience this outage has caused over the past few days. Please be assured that all available resources are being dedicated to restoring connectivity as quickly and safely as possible.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued support during this time. Any significant developments or delays will be communicated in the scheduled updates below.
Next update: 2PM
Update (06/06/2026 @ 08:02):
- Tlhabane West
- Geelhoutpark
Our teams remain on-site and continue to work tirelessly to restore services to all affected clients. Due to the extent of the damage, restoration efforts are taking longer than anticipated.
We sincerely apologise for the prolonged disruption and understand the frustration and inconvenience this outage has caused over the past few days. Please be assured that all available resources are being dedicated to restoring connectivity as quickly and safely as possible.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and continued support during this time. Any significant developments or delays will be communicated in the scheduled updates below.
Next update: 11:00 AM
Update (05/06/2026 @ 21:56):
Tlhabane West: Extra teams have arrived on site to assist with repairs. The teams are still working street by street which will take time.
Geelhoutpark: We are investigating the potential of further damage in the area.
We sincerely apologise for the extended downtime and appreciate your patience while our teams work to restore services. Any delays will be communicated in the scheduled updates below.
Next update: 8AM
Update (05/06/2026 @ 10:55):
Tlhabane West: Installation of new infrastructure is currently in progress as part of the ongoing network restoration efforts.
Geelhoutpark: Network restoration efforts are currently underway to restore services as quickly as possible.
We sincerely apologise for the extended downtime and appreciate your patience while our teams work to restore services. Any delays will be communicated in the scheduled updates below.
Next update: 2PM
Update (05/06/2026 @ 80:10):
Tlhabane West: Installation of new infrastructure is currently in progress. Once completed, splicing activities will begin.
Geelhoutpark: Our technicians are actively splicing the damaged fibre cable as part of the restoration process.
We sincerely apologise for the extended downtime and appreciate your patience while our teams work to restore services as quickly as possible. Any delays will be communicated in the scheduled updates below.
Next update: 11:00 AM
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