Durban - Residents wanting to collect their smart ID cards or passports will have to wait just a little longer. According to the Department of Home Affairs, they have been experiencing interruptions of the live-capture system regrettably affecting processing of smart ID cards and passports.
"Modernised offices, which process applications and collections of smart ID cards and passports, have experienced unstable connectivity at different intervals. Technicians are monitoring the system on a 24-hourly basis and diagnosing the root cause of the problem with the view to preventing further outages," department spokesperson, David Hlabane, said.
He said other services, for birth, marriage and death certificates, as well as amendment of documents, are not affected.
"The Department expresses its deepest apologies to members of the public for the inconvenience and appeals for patience while the system is being stabilised," Hlabane said.
Earlier this week, the Daily News reported that the Umgeni Home Affairs computerised systems were offline, which meant that some applications could not be processed.