Vumatel is currently experiencing the following issue:
Start Date & Time: 22-03-2026 @ 09:20
Affected Area/s: Turfontein
Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity.
Vumatel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.
Update (25/03/2026 @ 12:00):
Vumatel confirmed that this outage was resolved on 25/03/2026 @ 12:00. 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 (25/03/2026 @08:53):
The Vumatel team is onsite attending to fallout cases. Next update will be provided at 12h00
Update (25/03/2026 @06:32):
Vumatel technicians will continue working on the services that remain down this morning
Update (24/03/2026 @21:06):
Repairs on hold due to safety reasons
Update (24/03/2026 @20:12):
Vumatel technicians are attending to the services that remain down Next Update: 21:30 24/03/2026
Update (24/03/2026 @17:42):
Vumatel technicians are attending to the services that remain down
Next Update: 19:30 24/03/2026
Update (24/03/2026 @14:22):
Vumatel technicians are attending to the services that remain down
Next Update: 17:30 24/03/2026
Update (24/03/2026 @13:57):
Technicians are attending to the Remaining down services
Update (24/03/2026 @ 11:46):
Splicing in progress 144F: Link Joint 1 - Completed; Link Joint 2 - completed; Splicing on 24F: Splicing last tube. . More updates to follow
Update (24/03/2026 @10:34):
Vumatel Splicing in progress 144F: Link Joint 1 - Completed; Link Joint 2 - tube 11; Splicing on 24F: cable prepped.
Update (24/03/2026 @09:30):
Vumatel Splicing in progress 144F: Link Joint 1 - Completed; Link Joint 2 - tube 9; Splicing on 24F: cable prepped.
Update (24/03/2026 @07:53):
Vumatel Splicing in progress
Update (24/03/2026 @07:26):
Vumatel technicians will continue with repairs this morning.
Update (23/03/2026 @19:30):
Repairs on hold due to safety reasons.
Update (23/03/2026 @17:46):
Splicing in progress 144F : Link Joint 1 - Tube 10; Link Joint 2 - tube 7: Splicing on 24F : cable prepped
Update (23/03/2026 @ 16:35):
Splicing in progress 144F : Link Joint 1 - Tube 8; Link Joint 2 - tube 6: Splicing on 24F : cable prepped.
Update (23/03/2026 @ 15:18):
Splicing in progress: 144F: Link Joint 1 - Tube 5; Link Joint 2 - tube 3 Splicing on; 24F: cable prepped
Update (23/03/2026 @ 13:56):
Splicing in progress 144F : Link Joint 1 - Tube 3; Link Joint 2 - tube 1 Splicing on 24F : cable prepped.
Update (23/03/2026 @ 12:47):
Splicing in progress : Link Joint 1: Splicing tube 2, Link Joint 2 : Prepping
Update (23/03/2026 @ 11:10):
Vumatel technicians are still stringing a new cable and Splicing has started on the first Link Joint.
Update: 23/03/2026 10:10
Vumatel technicians are still stringing a new cable and preparing the Joints for splicing.
Update: 23/03/2026 09:07
Vumatel technicians are on-site currently stringing new cables.
Update: 23/03/2026 08:04
Vumatel technicians will resume with repairs this morning.
Update: 22/03/2026 19:12
The incident has been placed on hold due to safety reasons.
Update: 22/03/2026 17:33
Vumatel technicians are still stringing the cable.
Next update will be provided at 19:30
Update: 22/03/2026 16:25
Splicing is currently 20% complete.
Update: 22/03/2026 15:52
Vumatel technicians are preparing the joints for splicing
Update: 22/03/2026 14:44
Vumatel technicians are stringing the cable
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