Update: Home Affairs system back online

The Department of Home Affairs system is back online after a nationwide outage and services are once again available to citizens and other clients.

In a statement on Thursday evening, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) confirmed that service was back online.

The department experienced a technical problem on the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) mainframe which affected access to the National Population Register (NPR).

“Technicians from the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) are monitoring the system to ensure that the solution is sustainable. Further updates will be provided where necessary,” it said.

The department thanked citizens and clients for their patience.