Home Affairs confirms services have been restored after a power outage 💡disrupted the issuing of smart IDs & passports.
The Home Affairs office in Pretoria was plunged into darkness on Tuesday, which affected all live capture applications. Image: Gallo Images
Home Affairs said that services have been restored across the country after a power outage in its Pretoria office had disrupted the issuing of smart IDs and passportssaid its Pretoria office was plunged into darkness on Tuesday, which affected all live capture applications, including smart ID cards and passports.
These documents cannot be issued without first being cleared in this Pretoria office, which left applicants across South Africa frustrated.Spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs, Siya Qoza, confirmed that power has been restored. “It’s all systems go at Home Affairs offices as power is restored at the department’s back office in Pretoria. Citizens can visit offices from today – Wednesday, 14 September – for all Home Affairs services, including smart ID cards and passports,” Qoza said.
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