PayFast experienced a major incident on November 27, 2025 affecting Zapper and Zapper, lasting 8h 25m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
ZapperZapper
Update timeline
- identified Nov 27, 2025, 04:36 AM UTC
A problem with Zapper payments (QR codes) has been identified on both the Aggregation and Gateway systems. We are in contact with External Partners for resolution on their side.
- resolved Nov 27, 2025, 01:01 PM UTC
This problem for Zapper payments has been resolved on both the Aggregation and Gateway systems, with full functionality to QR code payments restored.