Home Affairs system offline nationwide due to ‘cable breakage’

Scores of South Africans have been left disgruntled due to the system being offline.

April 1, 2022
Kgomotso Phooko 1 minute read
The Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) online system has reportedly gone offline nationwide due to a “cable breakage”. According to a statement released by the department, the cable breakage connects to the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). The DHA advised the public that a team of home affairs and SITA technicians are currently working to ensure the fault is resolved. Disgruntled citizens took to Twitter to express their frustrations, with others pointing out that systems going offline was not a new phenomenon.

The Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) online system has reportedly gone offline nationwide due to a “cable breakage”.

According to a statement released by the department, the cable breakage connects to the State Information Technology Agency (SITA).

The DHA advised the public that a team of home affairs and SITA technicians are currently working to ensure the fault is resolved.

Disgruntled citizens took to Twitter to express their frustrations, with others pointing out that systems going offline was not a new phenomenon.

 

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April 1, 2022
Kgomotso Phooko 1 minute read

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Andrea van Wyk

Caxton’s Digital Editorial Manager. I am a journalist and editor with experience spanning over a decade having worked for major local and national news publications across the country and as a correspondent in the Netherlands. I write about most topics with a special interest in politics, crime, human interest and conservation.
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