Why load-shedding kills your cellphone reception

“Battery theft and vandalism at cell phone towers are at a crisis level and this has reached a point where customers are affected, and operational impact is being experienced where the frequency of the load-shedding exceeds the capacity of the back-up devices,” O’Sullivan said

Cell C also warned users who purchased limited-time bundles that it cannot refund these purchases if the data happens to be active over a period of load-shedding.