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Is Afrihost down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, Afrihost is up.

No widespread outage detected. 4 user reports in the last hour is within the normal range.

Live Last spike 16 h ago Updated 3 min ago Data refreshes every 5 minutes

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User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 95 flowing 1 slow (elevated) 0 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

154 reports in total, counted in 15-minute windows

In the last hour, 4 problem reports came in for Afrihost, against about 4 at this time on a usual day. Over the last 24 hours there were 154 reports. Most recent reports were about WiFi (55%) and broadband internet (39%). The last spike in reports was 16 h ago and lasted 26 min. These are user reports from South Africa, where most people report Afrihost problems.

NormalClose to the usual level23 h 45 min · 144 reports
ElevatedMore than 1.5 times the usual level15 min · 10 reports
OutageMore than twice the usual level and far above the day's averageNone in this chart
Usual levelWhat a usual day sees at that timeAbout 4 an hour now

Reports, last hour

33% on the hour before

Uptime, 24 h

100.00%

No outage windows

Last outage

None

In the last 24 hours

Busiest 15 minutes

10 reports, 16 h ago

Last 24 hours

Afrihost outages and problems

In the past 24 hours, 154 user reports came in for Afrihost. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.

The busiest 15-minute window had 10 reports, about 16 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.

Elevated reports

Ended 16 h ago

Lasted 15 min

10peak reports

This month

Afrihost in October 2026

Problem reports in October (since 28 October): 166

Monthly report for October 2026

What went wrong

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for Afrihost.

WiFi55%
Broadband Internet39%
Mobile Internet3%
TV3%

Share of 31 recent reports that said what was wrong.

World map

Where Afrihost problem reports come from

The map shows where recent problem reports for Afrihost came from in South Africa. Big cities always send the most, so dots in many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one.

Outage now
Problems now
Normal

Each dot is a group of recent reports, coloured by how its country is doing now; bigger dots, more reports.

Map outlines: Natural Earth.

Last 30 days

Afrihost problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 28 October, Afrihost had 1 outage spike.

Outage

Wed 28 Oct, 17:33–18:00

Lasted 26 min

13peak reports

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 28 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix Afrihost not working

Afrihost is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

Your browser tries to reach afrihost.com over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.

Restart your Afrihost router and fibre box
Unplug the router's power, wait 30 seconds, then plug it back in. If you have a separate fibre box, power it down the same way and let the router reconnect.
Check Afrihost's network status page
Open the official status page and read the top banner; it shows whether user problem reports are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. A normal reading does not clear your line, because the page never probes the service itself.
Test a wired Afrihost connection
Plug a laptop into the router with an Ethernet cable, switch off Wi-Fi on that laptop, then load the same page or app. If the wired test works, the fault is in your Wi-Fi or device; if it fails, the problem is upstream or in the router.
Run a traceroute to Afrihost
On Windows, open Command Prompt and run `tracert afrihost.com`; on macOS, open Terminal and run `traceroute afrihost.com`. Look for the first hop that times out on every run, since that points support to where the path breaks.

While Afrihost is down: what to use instead

Mobile data hotspot Tether from a phone on another network when the fibre line drops; email and urgent browsing keep moving without waiting on a repair.
Public Wi-Fi Public Wi-Fi at a café, library, or office gets you into the client area when your home line is the only thing that is out.
Gmail or Outlook Send urgent mail from Gmail or Outlook if the mailbox tied to the service will not load.
Cloudflare or Google DNS Switch your device to a public DNS resolver such as Cloudflare or Google when pages fail but the connection itself still works; that pattern points to a name lookup fault, not a dead line.

Same time

Problems at the same time as Afrihost

Since 28 October, Afrihost's only spike in problem reports overlapped a spike at another service.

When several services get problem reports at once, something they share, such as a cloud host or a network, can be the real cause. Matching times alone do not prove it.

During the latest spike

Afrihost: Wed 28 Oct, 17:33 to 18:00

55 more services. Red dot: outage. Amber dot: elevated reports.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, as the live pages showed it. Times are Central European time.

Busiest times

When people report Afrihost problems

The busiest hour for reports about Afrihost is 19:00 to 20:00 Central European time, and the busiest day is Wednesday.

By hour of the day

By day of the week

Each bar is the average number of user reports in that hour, or on that day of the week, from 22 days of reports since 5 October 2026. The busiest bar is highlighted. Spikes in reports are left out, so one outage does not set the pattern.

About

What happens when Afrihost goes down

Afrihost is a South African internet provider selling fibre, mobile data, DSL, email and website hosting to homes and small businesses. When the network or a hosted service fails, your browsing, mail sync and hosted site stop together.

DNS lookups hang first. The router keeps its lights on while nothing resolves, streaming stalls, mail clients fail to send or receive, and a site or mailbox you host with the company stops answering from outside your network. Partial breaks are normal: mobile faults hit one tower or suburb and fibre faults follow a single exchange, so your neighbours on the same provider may drop while you stay online. The status at the top of each page here counts how many problem reports came in against the usual level, in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours, and it does not ping, probe or poll the service, so treat it as a sign of shared trouble rather than a test of your own line.

Servers and network

Afrihost IP address, servers and network

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Questions

Afrihost FAQ

Is Afrihost down right now?

The status at the top of this page shows whether user problem reports for Afrihost are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. It does not ping or probe the service. Check the official status page for provider notices, then test the same connection on another device or switch to mobile data; if only one device fails, the problem is on your side.

Why does my Afrihost email keep asking for my password?

A saved password that no longer matches the mailbox is the usual cause. The mail app will keep prompting until you update it in the Client Zone, then re-enter the password on the phone or desktop client. If the prompt returns on every send, compare the outgoing server settings with the ones listed for that mailbox.

Why does my fibre line drop after load shedding?

Power cuts can leave the ONT and router out of sync even after mains power returns. Switch both off at the wall, wait for the ONT to finish its startup lights, then power the router; if the line still fails, log a fault in the Client Zone so the line provider can test the port.

Why is my Afrihost LTE router showing no service?

Check the SIM is seated and the router has signal bars before you touch any settings. A depleted data balance or a SIM that has not been activated will both leave you with no usable connection, so confirm the account state in the Client Zone. Move the router near a window and retry if it shows signal but no internet.

How do I fix a suspended Afrihost hosting account?

The Client Zone shows whether an unpaid invoice or a resource limit caused the suspension. Settle the invoice or raise a support ticket from the same area; reactivation usually follows once the account clears. Clear your browser cache and reload if the site still shows a default page.

For your site

Put the Afrihost status badge on your site

Paste one of these into a web page, a blog post or a README. The badge shows the same status as this page, based on user problem reports. Browsers can keep a copy for up to 4 hours. It links back here.

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How we track Afrihost

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Afrihost, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Afrihost, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.

When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. This is separate from Afrihost's official status page: user reports tend to show a problem early, while the official page confirms the cause. If the two disagree, check both.