Is it down, or is it just me?
Live status for South Africa's mobile networks, fibre, power, banks and apps. We combine official updates, the networks' own outage boards, our checks every few minutes and reports from people near you, then explain it in plain language.
Problems right now
Live · updates every 30 secondsEvery service we watch
59 services across South AfricaBanking
AbsaWorking CapitecWorking Discovery BankWorking FNBWorking NedbankWorking Standard BankWorking TymeBankWorkingElectricity
City of Cape Town electricityChecking… City of Tshwane electricityChecking… City Power JohannesburgChecking… Eskom load sheddingWorking eThekwini electricityChecking…Fibre networks
FrogfootWorking Link LayerWorking MetroFibreWorking OctotelWorking OpenserveWorking VumatelWorkingInternet providers
AfrihostPossible problems AxxessWorking Cool IdeasWorking MWEBWorking RSAWEBWorking WebafricaWorkingShopping & delivery
BoltWorking Checkers Sixty60Working Mr DWorking TakealotWorking Uber & Uber EatsWorkingBetter answers, not just a red line
Official updates
We read providers' status pages as soon as they post.
Network outage boards
Suburb-level fibre outages for Vumatel, Openserve, Octotel and more.
Our own checks
We test every service's website every few minutes.
People near you
Your reports show problems before anyone announces them.
Plain-language summary
What's wrong, what they're doing about it and what you can do.
Know the moment it goes down, and when it's back.
Free alerts for Eskom, your network, your fibre or your bank, by browser notification or email.