Briefly Newsgathers that theAl Jazeeramedia online grid was also affected.
It was also gathered the main website of thegovernmentof the United Kingdom (UK) was also affected.
Al Jazeerastated that the issue affecting the websites was not immediately clear.
Several major news outlets' websites have crashed. Photo credit: Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergSource: UGC
It also noted that many of the affected websites appeared to be coming back up.
The company also noted that customers may experience increased origin load as global services return.
The factory is based in Lichtenburg, North West.
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The reasoning behind the shutting down of the factory is based on poor service delivery by the municipality.
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