Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa

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Incident record · South Africa

Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa

Type: disruption
Status: active
Severity: critical

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Source summary

IODA detected significant connectivity drop in South Africa. 9 critical alerts recorded.

Open incident JSON

Reported anomaly rate: 79.1%
Source measurement count: 9
Incident confidence: 70%

Linked evidence has its own count and confidence fields. These quantities are not interchangeable.

Follow the evidence

9 linked records.

Inspect the observation, the upstream claim and why it was linked.

Qualifying linked evidence sources: IODA (9). Historical incident source labels may include quarantined observations and are not detection evidence by themselves.

Linked observation dates

9 dated · 0 without a verified timezone

IODA9 linked records

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTCSingle observed timestamp

Each point is a linked record. Horizontal position shows observation time; stacking separates nearby points. The full records below provide the values. This is not a measured outage-duration chart.

Upstream claims are attributed to their source. Multiple records or source names do not by themselves establish independent corroboration.

IODA9 records · open evidence

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4619:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for Northern Cape
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.686957
Signal baseline: 115
Evidence confidence: 77%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

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Complete evidence record

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  "blockingMethod": null,
  "citationScope": "signal_window",
  "citationUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA?from=1792281600&until=1792368000",
  "confidence": 0.77,
  "continent": null,
  "countryCode": "ZA",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "exactMeasurementLink": false,
  "id": 577542922,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "4619",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-18T06:00:30.872193",
  "riskTier": null,
  "signalBaseline": 115,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "outage",
  "signalValue": 0.6869565217391305,
  "source": "ioda",
  "sourceRef": "ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4619:1792281600",
  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA",
  "unSubregion": null,
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Northern Cape",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4620:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for Western Cape
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.774083
Signal baseline: 5,564
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

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Complete evidence record

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  "citationScope": "signal_window",
  "citationUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA?from=1792281600&until=1792368000",
  "confidence": 0.8,
  "continent": null,
  "countryCode": "ZA",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "exactMeasurementLink": false,
  "id": 577542923,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "4620",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-18T06:00:30.872193",
  "riskTier": null,
  "signalBaseline": 5564,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "outage",
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  "source": "ioda",
  "sourceRef": "ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4620:1792281600",
  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA",
  "unSubregion": null,
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Western Cape",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4621:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for North West
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.823718
Signal baseline: 312
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

Open IODA entity dashboard (day parameters)

Complete evidence record

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  "confidence": 0.8,
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  "countryCode": "ZA",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "exactMeasurementLink": false,
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  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
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  "riskTier": null,
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  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA",
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  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for North West",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4622:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for Orange Free State
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.809877
Signal baseline: 810
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

Open IODA entity dashboard (day parameters)

Complete evidence record

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  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "exactMeasurementLink": false,
  "id": 577542925,
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  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
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  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Orange Free State",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
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outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4623:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for Gauteng
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.774309
Signal baseline: 10,089
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

Open IODA entity dashboard (day parameters)

Complete evidence record

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  "confidence": 0.8,
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  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "exactMeasurementLink": false,
  "id": 577542926,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "4623",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-18T06:00:30.872193",
  "riskTier": null,
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  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Gauteng",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4624:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for Mpumalanga
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.794185
Signal baseline: 2,614
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

Open IODA entity dashboard (day parameters)

Complete evidence record

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  "domain": null,
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  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "4624",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-18T06:00:30.872193",
  "riskTier": null,
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  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA",
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  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Mpumalanga",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4625:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for Limpopo
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.84715
Signal baseline: 386
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

Open IODA entity dashboard (day parameters)

Complete evidence record

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  "blockingMethod": null,
  "citationScope": "signal_window",
  "citationUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA?from=1792281600&until=1792368000",
  "confidence": 0.8,
  "continent": null,
  "countryCode": "ZA",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
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  "id": 577542928,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "4625",
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  "riskTier": null,
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  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA",
  "unSubregion": null,
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Limpopo",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4626:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for KwaZulu-Natal
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.796584
Signal baseline: 1,288
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

Open IODA entity dashboard (day parameters)

Complete evidence record

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  "citationUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA?from=1792281600&until=1792368000",
  "confidence": 0.8,
  "continent": null,
  "countryCode": "ZA",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "exactMeasurementLink": false,
  "id": 577542929,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": "4626",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-18T06:00:30.872193",
  "riskTier": null,
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  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA",
  "unSubregion": null,
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for KwaZulu-Natal",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

outage · critical

ioda:alert:ping-slash24:region:4627:1792281600

Oct 18, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

IODA detected critical level outage for Eastern Cape
Upstream claim · IODA

Signal value: 0.814024
Signal baseline: 328
Evidence confidence: 80%
Link confidence: 80%

Why it is linked: Same country and date, critical level IODA alert

Retrieved: 2026-10-18 06:00:30.872193 · timezone unspecified

Open IODA entity dashboard (day parameters)

Complete evidence record

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  "citationUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA?from=1792281600&until=1792368000",
  "confidence": 0.8,
  "continent": null,
  "countryCode": "ZA",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "exactMeasurementLink": false,
  "id": 577542930,
  "kind": "alert",
  "linkConfidence": 0.8,
  "linkReason": "Same country and date, critical level IODA alert",
  "observedAt": "2026-10-18T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
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  "retrievedAt": "2026-10-18T06:00:30.872193",
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  "sourceUrl": "https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/ZA",
  "unSubregion": null,
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "IODA detected critical level outage for Eastern Cape",
  "upstreamSeverity": "critical"
}

Source-reported corroboration

The source’s corroboration assessment is separate from incident confidence and evidence-link confidence. Inspect its source list, count and description.

{
  "description": "Single source label: ioda",
  "evidenceCount": 9,
  "level": "low",
  "score": 0.65,
  "sourceCount": 1,
  "sources": [
    "ioda"
  ]
}

Declared incident sources (historical metadata): IODA.

Qualifying linked evidence sources: IODA (9).

Fewer than two qualifying linked source labels are present. Stored incident labels may include quarantined OONI observations and do not establish corroboration.

Scope and attribution

What the record names.

Methodology

Affected services

No services named.

Incident mechanism

No mechanism specified at the incident level.

Individual evidence may carry more specific methods. Those do not automatically describe the entire incident.

Affected domains · 0

Domains named by the source record. Each link opens country-specific OONI measurements; a named domain is not a blanket national-block verdict.

No domains named.

Networks and evidence attribution

ASNs named by this source record: None listed.

This aggregate describes fields literally present in qualifying linked evidence. It does not identify who caused an event or prove intent.

{
  "asns_attributed": 0,
  "domains_attributed": 0,
  "methods": [
    {
      "evidence_count": 9,
      "method": "outage"
    }
  ],
  "note": "Aggregated from this incident's qualifying linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count. No per-domain/per-ASN attribution is present in the qualifying linked evidence for this incident (e.g. country/ASN-level outage signals).",
  "sources": [
    "ioda"
  ],
  "top_asns": [],
  "top_domains": []
}

What this record cannot establish

Measurements alone do not attribute an event to a government, ISP or another actor, and do not establish intent. An outage or anomalous result can have several explanations.

The country label is an aggregation scope. It is not a census of every network, city or service. Regional or ASN fields belong to their individual source evidence and should not be expanded into a national claim.

A confirmed duration is not supplied. The source observation window and evidence timestamps do not prove an exact start and stop of blocking.

Signal definitions, baseline rates and model versions depend on the source. This record does not establish a common baseline or calibrated certainty. Use the source’s specific signal definition and evaluation before interpreting a score.

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APA citation

Voidly Research. (n.d.). Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa [ZA-2026-0033]. Voidly Global Censorship Index. https://voidly.ai/incident/ZA-2026-0033

The record over time.

Created: 2026-10-18 06:00:50.991601 · timezone unspecified
Last updated: 2026-10-18 06:00:50.991601 · timezone unspecified
Revision: 1

Revision history and original fields

Revision-history array unavailable.

Canonical ID: ZA-2026-0033. Source ID: ZA-2026-0033. Hash ID: f04eb8941cf9.

Additional source duration field: unavailable. It is retained separately from the minutes field and does not establish a verified event duration.

Complete source JSON

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    "note": "Aggregated from this incident's qualifying linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count. No per-domain/per-ASN attribution is present in the qualifying linked evidence for this incident (e.g. country/ASN-level outage signals).",
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  "countryName": "South Africa",
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{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "verify_claim",
    "arguments": {
      "claim": "Assess source-supported facts for reported incident ZA-2026-0033: Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa. Country: South Africa. Do not infer current blocking from historical records."
    }
  }
}

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curl --fail --show-error --silent 'https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents/ZA-2026-0033'

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Facts: Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa. Country: South Africa. Source type: disruption. Source status: active. Reported observation window: 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z to unavailable.

As of linked evidence: 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z. Record generated: 2026-10-23T14:48:03.665023Z; page checked: 2026-10-23T14:48:03.686Z. These are different times.

Stored incident source labels: 1 distinct declared names (ioda). These are historical metadata; qualifying linked sources are shown above. Source names are not independent corroboration.

Cite: Voidly Research. (n.d.). Internet connectivity disruption in South Africa [ZA-2026-0033]. Voidly Global Censorship Index. https://voidly.ai/incident/ZA-2026-0033

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Using Voidly Atlas, read incident ZA-2026-0033 and the page summary at https://voidly.ai/incident/ZA-2026-0033/summary.json. Describe only source-supported facts. Keep the reported observation window, linked-evidence time, and publication date separate; if the summary cannot be read, say which dates are unavailable. Cite https://voidly.ai/incident/ZA-2026-0033.

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