Home Affairs system offline nationwide due to ‘cable breakage’

The cable breakage affects the State Information Technology Agency.


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.

This is a developing story. The Citizen is in the process of obtaining comment. Updates to follow as more information is made available.

Read more on these topics

Government Home Affairs

For more news your way

Download our app and read this and other great stories on the move. Available for Android and iOS.