Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 10/08/2025 @ 09:36
Affected Area/s: Thokoza Zone 2
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Update 12/08/2025 @12:14
Vumatel confirmed that this outage was resolved on12/08/2025 @12:14. Please restart your devices and contact our Support Team should you still experience connection issues
Update 12/08/2025 @ 07:38
Kindly note that technicians will be attending to the remaining fallout cases this morning. Further updates will be provided by 12:00.
Update 11/08/2025 @ 20:54
Repairs placed on hold and will resume tomorrow morning due to safety.
Update 11/08/2025 @18:19
Technicians are onsite troubleshooting fallouts
Update 11/08/2025 @17:46
Technicians have completed splicing the links and are now confirming fallouts
Update 11/08/2025 @16:48
Technicians have 4 tubes left on side B. Side A is complete.
Update 11/08/2025 @15:04
Vumatel technicians are completing last tube on side A and six tubes are left to be spliced on side B.
Update (11/08/2025 @13:45):
Side B 9 tube's left to be spliced and side A 3 tubes left to be spliced
Update (11/08/2025 @12:04):
5th tubes spliced on site A, Splicing 1st tube on site B
Update (11/08/2025 @10:31):
Technicians have started Splicing on site A
Update (11/08/2025 @ 09:35):
Technicians are done preparing the second cable into the joint and are now preparing cable on side B
Update (11/08/2025 @ 08:13):
Technicians are on site preparing the second cable into the joint.
Update (10/08/2025 @ 19:51):
Repairs on hold due to safety reasons.
Update (10/08/2025 @ 18:08):
Stringing almost done. One Team is busy preparing on 1st site.
Update (10/08/2025 @ 16:43):
Technicians are on site stringing the cable.
Update (10/08/2025 @ 15:05):
Technicians are enroute to collect stock
Update (10/08/2025 @ 14:09):
Technicians have located the break and are currently working to resolve the issue. Further updates will be communicated as they become available .
Update (10/08/2025 @ 12:04):
Possible outage has been identified, technicians are on site investigating fault. Next update at 2pm.
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