Fibre internet provider Cool Ideas says itself and other providers nationwide are being affected by a connectivity issue.
In 2020, a breakage in the West African Cable System caused internet speeds to crawl to a snail’s pace across South Africa. It says that its technicians are investigating the cause, adding that multiple providers are affected at a national level. The break that occurred in January 2020 lead to many South Africans battling with slow internet speeds, for several weeks until it wasWACS would suffer another break in March of that year, during the first of South Africa’s hard lockdowns. Providing a further stressor for the millions that would begin their working-from-home journeys.