Degraded intercontinental connectivity South Africa Saturday 28th March 2020 - 14:50


Currently there are two submarine cables, connecting South Africa with other continents, offline due to cable damage. We currently see no impact on our side. Should anything happen with the remaining submarine cables, traffic that stays within South Africa will remain unharmed. Only traffic towards other continents may be impacted.

SAT-3/WASC, estimated repair on the 2nd of April Source

WACS, no estimated repair date yet Source

Both cables have been repaired. Connectivity is back to normal.

WACS estimated time for repair: 4th of April 2020 Source