pawaPay incident

Performance degradation affecting Zambia MTN services

Resolved after 2 hours 6 minutes, affecting MTN :: Web Deposit and MTN :: Payout, on August 27, 2026.

monitoring Aug 27, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC

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

Started
Aug 27, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 28, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC
Duration
2h 6m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 27, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

Affected components

MTN :: Web DepositMTN :: Payout

Update timeline

  1. identified Aug 27, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Aug 27, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Aug 28, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC

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

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