Science and Technology

The blackout started on Friday 14 December 2018 morning. In a status notice posted on their website Axxess notified that there was no ETR. Five days after the blackout started, there is still no word from either Cell C or Axxess as to when service will return. Axxess and Afrihost customers using Cell C LTE

The first transmitter in Senekal was switched off 20 September 2018 as part of the countdown to the Free State analogue switch-off in December. This is in line with the commitment agreed to with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as South Africa joins the international community in migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting. South Africa recently hosted