A South African birth certificate and Identity document. File image for illustration only.
The department of home affairs is currently experiencing a system downtime as a result of a power outage at State Information Technology Agency (Sita), reports Kempton Express.
As a result, services at front offices across the country have been interrupted.
Siya Ooza, spokesperson for the minister of home affairs, said services to clients would resume once the power to Sita had been restored.
“The department apologises for the inconvenience.”
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