Upington

Evotel is currently experiencing the following issue:  

Start Date & Time: 24/08/2026 @14:45

Affected Area/s:  Upington 

Impact: Customers may experience no connectivity. 

Evotel technicians are currently investigating. There is no ETR at the moment.

Update (25/08/2026 @19:47):  

Evotel backhaul links servicing Upington have been damaged. Evotel team is already working to restore connection, but Evotel currently do not anticipate reconnection tonight.

Repairs on the break inside Upington will continue once the main outage has been resolved.

Thank you for your patience.

Next update: 8AM or sooner.

Update (25/08/2026 @17:09)

Upington is currently experiencing a network service outage. Evotel apologises for this drop in connection. Evotel technicians are on site implementing repairs.
Evotel sincerely apologises for the extended disruption and assure all affected customers that restoring stable connectivity remains our priority.

Next update: 8PM 

Update (25/08/2026 @11:06)

Our technical team remains onsite working to restore service to the affected customers. The team is currently investigating the network to locate the fault causing the disruption.

Once the fault has been identified, the team will proceed with the necessary repairs to restore connectivity.

Next update: 2PM

Service to Upington has been restored on a back-up line while the main line is repaired. Evotel team is monitoring progress, and we aim to have service stabilised as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Next update: 8AM or sooner.

Update (24/08/2026 @ 17:01):  

Evotel technical team is still onsite working to restore service to the community. The team is continuing with investigations to identify the cause of the network disruption and determine the necessary repairs.

Evotel sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience caused and assures all affected customers that restoring service remains our priority.

Next update: 20:00

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