EXPLAINER- PLANS TO KEEP HOME AFFAIRS ONLINE (14 MAY 2025)
New minister. New moves. But will it mean fewer queues? The Problem?
If you’ve ever stood in line for a passport, ID or birth certificate and watched the Home
Affairs computer system crash like it’s 2007, you’re not alone. The tech breakdowns
are so common, they’ve become a meme.
So what’s being done? Minister Leon Schreiber is shaking things up:
+ The CSIR was hired to investigate all the system failures.
+ Their solution? Upgrade the entire tech stack, apps, infrastructure, the works.
+ Plus, they’re trying to ditch SITA (the state IT agency) completely.
The skinny
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