--- title: "SABC+ buckles as 477 000 fans pile in for Bafana opener" url: https://daily.dev/posts/sabc-buckles-as-477-000-fans-pile-in-for-bafana-opener-deow0b3iq source_url: https://techcentral.co.za/sabc-buckles-as-477-000-fans-pile-in-for-bafana-opener/282674 type: article source: "TechCentral" published: 2026-06-12T11:53:24.684Z updated: 2026-06-12T11:53:47.445Z reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SABC+ buckles as 477 000 fans pile in for Bafana opener **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SABC+'s streaming platform collapsed during South Africa's FIFA World Cup opener against Mexico, locking out viewers for much of the first half. The broadcaster reported 477,000 peak concurrent users — nearly three times its previous record — alongside 18 million attempted logins. The outage was triggered by a content-encryption update pushed just before kick-off, which forced a mass re-login that overwhelmed the system. SABC has apologised and says it is strengthening platform capacity and login infrastructure ahead of upcoming matches, with South Africa's next game against Czechia on 18 June expected to draw similar or larger audiences. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [SABC\+ scales up](https://daily.dev/posts/sabc-scales-up-n5tfqn40z) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [SABC Plus tops two million registered users](https://daily.dev/posts/sabc-plus-tops-two-million-registered-users-v8ssconjc) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The one area where the SABC is actually thriving](https://daily.dev/posts/the-one-area-where-the-sabc-is-actually-thriving-5iaczrdr8) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [When 80,000 fans log on at once: The 2026 World Cup’s unique cybersecurity issues](https://daily.dev/posts/when-80-000-fans-log-on-at-once-the-2026-world-cup-s-unique-cybersecurity-issues-m0ovcvqxr) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How the 2026 World Cup affected Internet traffic](https://daily.dev/posts/how-the-2026-world-cup-affected-internet-traffic-ti3jxrsaa) · Cloudflare · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/sabc-buckles-as-477-000-fans-pile-in-for-bafana-opener-deow0b3iq)