Motsoaledi: R400m set aside to revamp Home Affairs system
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says R400 million will be spent on revamping the old network system through the State Information Technology Agency.
Motsoaledi tabled the department’s R9.4 billion budget vote in Parliament on Tuesday.
He told MPs the revamping of the network is part of the department’s plans to address the issue of long queues at its offices.
"There are numerous and various reasons that are responsible. However, the main one that sticks out like a sore thumb among the rest is the issue of system downtime," he said.
"It is painful and generates a lot of anger to visit a Home Affairs office very early in the morning and just stand there and wait for hours on end because all systems are down.
Motsoaledi said the revamp will be concluded in the third quarter of the financial year.
He said the department has also roped in engineers from the country's commercial banks.
“We are bringing onboard eight IT engineers from a leading bank to assist to stabilise our network as well as installation of some key IT infrastructure.
"We believe that the partnerships with the banks will rapidly reduce the skills deficit and assist the department to improve and maintain system uptime."
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