# Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa

**Country:** 🇿🇦 South Africa (ZA)
**Date:** 2026-03-17
**Type:** Disruption
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** active

## Summary

IODA detected significant connectivity drop in South Africa. 3 critical alerts recorded.

## Metrics

- Confidence: 67%
- Measurements: 3
- Anomaly Rate: 3.4%

## Evidence

- **IODA** (alert): IODA detected critical level outage for Western Cape
  - Observed: 2026-03-17
  - Confidence: 65%
  - [View source](https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA)
- **IODA** (alert): IODA detected critical level outage for Eastern Cape
  - Observed: 2026-03-17
  - Confidence: 65%
  - [View source](https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA)
- **IODA** (alert): IODA detected critical level outage for Mpumalanga
  - Observed: 2026-03-17
  - Confidence: 65%
  - [View source](https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA)

## Data Sources

ioda

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa [ZA-2026-0012]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/ZA-2026-0012

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-05-23*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: ZA-2026-0012*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/ZA-2026-0012*