pawaPay incident

Performance degradation affecting Zambia Zamtel services

Resolved after 11 hours 35 minutes, affecting Zamtel :: Web Deposit and Zamtel :: Payout and 1 more, on August 21, 2026.

monitoring Aug 22, 2026, 01:42 AM UTC

We are seeing improvements in success rates and will continue monitoring the incident.

Started
Aug 21, 2026, 03:46 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 22, 2026, 03:21 AM UTC
Duration
11h 35m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 21, 2026, 03:46 PM UTC

Affected components

Zamtel :: Web DepositZamtel :: PayoutZamtel :: USSD Deposit

Update timeline

  1. identified Aug 21, 2026, 03:46 PM UTC

    We have identified instability in Zambia Zamtel services. We have escalated this to the MNO for resolution.

  2. monitoring Aug 22, 2026, 01:42 AM UTC

    We are seeing improvements in success rates and will continue monitoring the incident.

  3. resolved Aug 22, 2026, 03:21 AM UTC

    The incident has been resolved. We apologise for the inconvenience.

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