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Whatâ€™s going on with Home Affairs?

Source: Randfontein Herald, 07/10/2018

How much longer is it going to take before the issue is resolved?
It has been two weeks since Randfontein Home Affairs went offline.
The reason they give is cable theft, which Telkom is currently trying
to resolve.
Surely it doesnâ€™t take two weeks to resolve such an issue? People are
coming from as far as Buccleuch in Sandton, which is not around the
corner, to fetch their passports or smart ID cards.
How much longer is it going to take before the issue is resolved? I
donâ€™t even see anyone from Telkom anywhere near Home Affairs fixing or
replacing any cables.
Can one imagine the backlog Home Affairs is going to be sitting with,
but they wonâ€™t even work overtime or Saturdays to try to clear the
backlog.
This is really frustrating

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