Home Affairs actions an admission that it does not control its own records

Home Affairs actions an admission that it does not control its own records

The publishing of 29 000 names of people who share an Identity Number with someone else and do not know who possesses it, is an unambiguous admission by the Department of Home Affairs that it does not control its own systems.

These names have been posted on the Home Affairs website and published in large daily newspapers in an attempt to get affected persons to come forward to have their ID documents rectified. This is an admission by the Department that it cannot identify these duplicates themselves and require the public’s help.

If the department had a true handle and control of its records it would be able to identify duplicate documents and would be able to rectify these themselves. If the department had a complete control of its own records and systems it would not be generating duplicate ID numbers in the first place. 

Additionally, the department does not have the required computer experts and relevant skilled officials, but instead have deployed cadres who are unable to fulfil the duties for which they have been employed but are there only because of their ANC membership. Had such experts been in the department they would’ve been able to identify duplicate ID numbers using computer systems.

In reality most persons with duplicate ID numbers are unaware of this in the first place, as a result a relatively small number of affected persons will be identified through this campaign.

Time will tell if this campaign by the Home Affairs department will yield significant results. The department should rather start setting itself up in such a way so that it will become more efficient to better serve all South Africans.  

I will be asking questions to the Minister in this regard and will also be addressing this matter with her in Parliament.http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?sk=info#!/profile.php?id=648156204