Schreiber says he will be a minister of an ‘online’ Home Affairs system

JOHANNESBURG - Newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber said he will be a minister of an online system.

Schreiber is referring to the unreliable system that's frequently offline at Home Affairs offices, resulting in people in much need of services being turned away.

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The minister said the words “system offline” will be a thing of the past.

“I know we often make jokes about it. South Africans are very good at dealing with these kinds of things by making jokes about it. I want to be a minister of a system that’s online and not offline. 

“I think there is low-hanging fruit here. The reality is that the internet infrastructure that is failing Home Affairs is something that can be fixed.”

Schreiber said he viewed this as an opportunity to make a visible impact.

“What we need to do is get the people with the skills around the table to help us solve this problem in a way that does not become a tender bonanza.”