Since 6:00, a Telkom outage has kept hitting landline internet in the Western Cape, around Cape Town. Reports are still rising, with no sign of easing yet.
Reports in the outage zone over 24 hours
25 Oct 2026, 10:06
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Operational
Minor
Critical
Typical level
Vs. usual
×40
40 reports · 0 expected
Duration
4 h 05 min
Since 6:00
Ongoing
Area
Cape TownDurbanvilleBellvilleWestern Cape
Data updated at 10:05This page refreshes automatically every 30 seconds.
The outage has not let up. Reports keep rising rather than leveling off, with Cape Town, Durbanville and Bellville still accounting for most of what's coming in. Landline internet remains the service hit hardest, while mobile internet stays largely unaffected.
Outage begins
Western Cape hit by Telkom landline outage
Since 6:00, reports have been piling up against Telkom in the Western Cape. Landline internet is the service mostly affected, with mobile internet barely touched. Cape Town leads the reports, followed by Durbanville and Paarl, with Bellville, Milnerton, Parow, Kuilsrivier and Brackenfell also affected. Total since the start: 30 reports. The rest of the country is unaffected.
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Telkom's fixed services run on Openserve, the group's open-access fibre network, also used by other ISPs. Telkom Mobile builds its own network, 8,504 base stations in June 2026, and roams on MTN. Swiftnet, its 4,000 masts and towers, was sold in January 2025.
