Picture. AFP/DENIS CHARLET
Google services such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Google Docs, Maps, Adwords, Adsense, and Google Pay were all experiencing an outage as of Monday around noon.
According to first-hand accounts from the platform’s users shared on social media, areas such as South Africa, India, the US, Canada, Europe and Australia had been affected.
There is a chance more countries could be affected by the outage.
Google Workspace Status Dashboard. Picture: Screenshot
The reason for the outage currently remains unknown and Google has yet to release a statement.
This is a developing story and will be updated once more information becomes available.
Compiled by Kaunda Selisho
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