Power outage puts Home Affairs on hold across SA
The department of Home Affairs on Friday said it was experiencing system downtime due to a power supply outage at the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) which was affecting all offices across the country.
[Note] Department of @HomeAffairsSA is experiencing system downtime due to power supply outage at SITA which has affected all offices across the country. Offices are unable to render all services. All Birth, Marriages, Death, Smart ID and Passport services are affected.
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) August 10, 2018
“Offices are unable to render all services due to HANIS, National Population Register and Live Capture systems that are not working. All birth, marriage, death, smart ID and passport services are affected,” home affairs spokesman Thabo Mokgola said.
Mokgola said SITA and Home Affairs technicians were investigating the problem, and clients would be updated on when services will be restored.
SITA and @HomeAffairsSA Technicians are investigating the problem, and clients will be updated on when services will be restored. Home Affairs apologises for the inconvenience caused to all its clients.
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) August 10, 2018
“Home Affairs apologises for the inconvenience caused to all its clients,” said Mokgola.
Source: News24
Also, read
10 killed in botched bank heists: Nigeria police
SAPS officers get rewarded
Elephant kills ranger in SA Park
