Network blackout grounds some govt services
MBABANE – For the past five days, the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) has not been able to issue police clearance certificates.
According to a notice that was issued by the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) last week Wednesday, the organisation was facing technical glitches in the Fingerprints Bureau at the Police Headquarters. Members of the public were asked to be patient with the police service as it was working on resolving the matter. Yesterday morning, REPS reminded members of the public that the system was still down, resulting in the delays in the issuance of police clearance certificates.
Confirmed
Deputy Police Information and Communications Officer Inspector Nosipho Mnguni confirmed that the police service was still facing a challenge, but were hopeful it would be fixed soon.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) reported that the government online services were affected by storms that were experienced over the weekend. The ministry reported that as a result, all government online services were down as of yesterday. Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of ICT Phesheya Dube stated that technicians were working on the matter and the public would be notified once operations had resumed.
Similarly, the Ministry of Home Affairs notified the public that all its service centres and ports of entry were affected by the network blackout. The Ministry of Finance also reported disruption at all its revenue offices countrywide due to the network blackout.