Technical issues impact millions of Microsoft users in SA, UK

Microsoft 365 users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have been reporting issues with the platform since around 13:00 this afternoon, with many reporting they are unable to access various of the software and cloud-based services provided by the developer.

Taking to X, Microsoft 365 Status says: “We’re investigating reports of an issue where some users in the EMEA region are unable to access one or more Microsoft 365 services. Please follow the SI MO737187 in your admin centre for more details. Majority of the reports are coming from South Africa and the United Kingdom.”

We’re investigating reports of an issue where some users in the EMEA region are unable to access one or more Microsoft 365 services. Please follow the SI MO737187 in your admin center for more details. Majority of the reports are coming from South Africa and the United Kingdom.

— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) March 14, 2024

Downdetector by Ookla’s South African domain had 6 489 reports by 13:32, with the majority of issues (72%) being related to the email services tool Outlook.

No estimated time has been given to resolve the issues.

X users react:

To be honest, with Microsoft down all day the Outlook is not good. ❤️

— Rory Petzer (@RoryPetzer) March 14, 2024

Dear Witsies, kindly note that there is a Major incident affecting MSTeams, Outlook and other services running on Microsoft platforms. This is not an internal Wits University Incident, all Microsoft users are impacted. We will keep you updated on estimation time for resolution.

— Wits University (@WitsUniversity) March 14, 2024

Microsoft Outlook and the gang have been giving issues. Shall we just? pic.twitter.com/GvE0mQd4l4

— Mercy P (@Mercy_Phat) March 14, 2024

Twitter is great in such cases, I restarted my laptop twice thinking it’s crashing, only to come on here to see that Microsoft/Outlook is down

— iNtandoyenkosi (@Ntando_Mpofana) March 14, 2024