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Telkom outage in Cape Town, Durbanville and Bellville
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25 Oct 2026, 06:0015 h 20 min
116 reports Landline Internet
Telkom outage: KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Gauteng
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25 May 2026, 16:562 h 42 min
145 reports Mobile Internet
Telkom outage: Western Cape and Eastern Cape
12 May 2026, 17:534 h 04 min
619 reports Mobile Internet Landline Internet
Telkom outage in Cape Town, Durbanville and Somerset West
12 May 2026, 17:534 h 08 min
529 reports Landline Internet Mobile Internet
Telkom outage in Durban, Durban North and Westville
31 Mar 2026, 12:272 h 21 min
69 reports Mobile Internet Landline Internet
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OpenserveDurbanville
Falcon_723 d ago
Openserve fibre sporadic on, off and high packet loss. Hive been down for almost 8h since Sat evening 23:00. Download speeds on a 500Mbps line is about 70Kbps
VodacomUpington Mobile Internet
Nhlakanipho4110 d ago
Hello,I need to log a network outage.location : Skydrift Farm ,near Namibia boarder , Alexander Bay area, Northern Cape.No Vodacom or Telkom signal for over 7 days .can you please escalate this as an urgent rural outage.we can not reach our families we are both worried and frustrated .
TelkomAthlone Landline Internet
Otter_831 d ago
very slow internet,200mb/s line speed is running less than 2mb/s
OpenserveWilderness
Wren_432 d ago
Openserve fibre sporadic on, off and high packet loss. My line is now 3Mbps down from 200Mbps

Last 12 months

4 h 06 min

Number of outages

RankOutage descriptionNumber of reports

1
Telkom · Western Cape and Eastern Cape
12 May 20264 h 04 min
Mobile Internet Landline Internet
619
2
Telkom · Cape Town, Durbanville and Somerset West · Western Cape
12 May 20264 h 08 min
Landline Internet Mobile Internet
529
3
Telkom · Durban, Ethekwini and Hillcrest · KwaZulu-Natal
18 Feb 20264 h 28 min
Landline Internet Mobile Internet
348

Major outages: abnormal surges in user reports, regional or nationwide, detected by GeoBlackout.

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To do: Check the GeoBlackout map: other reports near you point to a network outage, not your setup.
To do: Fibre box (ONT) lights off or not green? Check that all cables are secure and connected devices are on.
To do: Turn the fibre box (ONT) off and on again.
To do: Report the fault to your service provider and make sure it gives you a reference number.

To do: Check your address on your operator's coverage map: outside coverage, the service may not work.
To do: Report coverage or dropped-call problems to your operator and ask for a reference number.

To do: TV through the fibre box? If its CATV light is off or not green, check that all cables are secure.
To do: Turn the fibre box (ONT) off and on again.

ICASA, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa: it licenses telecom and broadcasting providers, manages radio spectrum and handles complaints against licensees.
Complaints and Compliance Committee: an independent ICASA committee headed by a High Court judge, it adjudicates complaints that remain in dispute.
National Consumer Commission: it handles complaints about contract terms, faulty handsets and misleading advertising, which fall outside ICASA's mandate.