At around 11:30am, on 14 August 2014, Internet users across South Africa started tweeting that Google, YouTube and a vast amount of Google services have gone down.
The internet, and especially Google, play a vital role in day-to-business. Users search for research, images, news and other hot topics in order to stay informed and up-to-date. With the service being down, businesses, students, and even those searching for general information will be adversely affected.
At 13:00 the service is still reported as down. No official word from Google has been issued at the time of publishing.
Update: According to sources, the loss of connection to Google services is due to an ISP fault relating to Telkom.
Darryl Linington
Am I only 1 facing #googledown #youtubedown in #southafrica ?
— Mehran Baloch (@MehranBaloch) August 13, 2014
Wait, is Google down?
— Nas Hoosen (@naswho) August 14, 2014
Is google down? — Darrell Muttitt (@DazJiMi) August 14, 2014
@google Google and related sites not working in South Africa #GoogleDown
— MarioY19 (@MarioY19) August 14, 2014
Google not opening @ Johannesburg #googledown
— Satyabrata Dash (@Dashingsat) August 14, 2014
Is Google down or I’m I dreaming ?
Is Google down or I’m I dreaming ?
— Chibuye Mwape (@chibuye_RossM) August 14, 2014
