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Home affairs to upgrade systems

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 23 Nov 2015
The Department of Home Affairs will upgrade its live capture system as part of the process to improve passport applications.
The Department of Home Affairs will upgrade its live capture system as part of the process to improve passport applications.

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will upgrade the live capture system for smart ID card and passport applications at all of its 140 offices.

In a statement, the DHA noted citizens will not be able to make ID and passport applications between 27 November and 2 December.

According to home affairs DG Mkuseli Apleni, the system upgrade of live capture facilities is part of the department's drive to improve processes for smart ID card and passport applications.

"During the upgrade, the affected offices will not be able to receive applications using the live capture system.

"For our staff, especially supervisors, this means working overtime on Sunday, 29 November, for a successful upgrade and a speedy recovery to normal services as planned," Apleni notes.

The DHA's full services will resume on 3 December.

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