WATCH | Frustrating queues at Home Affairs offices in Joburg

JOHANNESBURG - Long queues have been the order of the day at various Home Affairs offices in Johannesburg.

People seeking assistance say officials have been telling them to come back some other time

This is due to the systems not operating.

eNCA's Theodor Mashele visited a Home Affairs branch in Randburg.

The #DHA wishes to regrettably alert citizens that its services are not available at the moment due to a technical problem on the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) mainframe which affects access to the National Population Register (NPR). pic.twitter.com/MMw48jCdBw

— HomeAffairsSA 🇿🇦 (@HomeAffairsSA) January 4, 2024