Internet down? You’re not the only one

If it’s not load-shedding or water outages, it’s internet downtime plaguing South Africans.

If your internet suddenly went down this afternoon (Thursday), you’re not the only one – the whole country is affected.

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As reported by Tech Central, multiple subsea cable breaks are the cause.

“Multiple undersea cable failures between South Africa and Europe are currently impacting South Africa’s network providers, including Vodacom,” Vodacom spokesman Byron Kennedy told TechCentral this afternoon.

The souce of the break, however, is yet to be confirmed.

This is the second time in seven months that an undersea cable break has caused internet downtime in South Africa.

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