The home affairs department plays a crucial role in people's lives birth and death certainly, and many of the smaller milestones in between, like marriage, and having children. It records these moments, manages those records, hands us certificates acknowledging that we exist, and exist in relation to it.
Home affairs deputy minister Njabulo Nzuza got a glimpse of what ordinary people go through on a daily basis at home affairs offices in East London on Wednesday. A security guard simply walked away from him, saying she was busy when the politician wanted to inquire about her attitude towards people.