Internet Slows Down in SA as WACS Cable Undergoes Repairs

WACS Cable Fault Slows South Africa Internet - SubTel Forum

Major Undersea Internet Cable Serving South Africa Offline By Jan Vermeulen, MyBroadband June 3, 2025 Some Internet users in South Africa are reporting slow speeds after repairs to the West Africa Cable System (WACS) started on Sunday. WACS is one of the key submarine fibre cables carrying Internet traffic from Europe to South Africa. It is also a key link between South Africa and the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS), which lands in Angola. Th…

Internet slows down in SA as WACS cable undergoes repairs

Parts of South Africa are experiencing sluggish internet speeds after a vital international data highway off the West Coast went dark for emergency repairs. The West Africa Cable System (WACS), a 14 500km undersea fibre-optic lifeline linking South Africa to Europe via Portugal, has been taken offline for what’s being called a ‘critical fix’ off the Namibian coast, as reported by MyBroadband. The operation, which kicked off in the early hours of…

MTC reroutes internet traffic during WACS fix – News Stand

Allexer Namundjebo Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has confirmed that three of its internet links through the West African Cable System (WACS) will be affected by ongoing maintenance. To keep services running smoothly, MTC has rerouted internet traffic through backup channels.  The WACS maintenance, set to run from June 1 to 16, includes repairs, upgrades, and technical checks on the 14,000-kilometre undersea fibre-optic cable that conne…