We have ample capacity for registration of deaths, says WC Home Affairs manager 14 January 2021 2:35 PM Share This: Home Affairs in the Western Cape insists that offices in the province are not experiencing a backlog in the registration of deaths. Yusuf Simons, the provincial manager of Home Affairs, says officials are dealing with an enormous spike in death registrations amid the Covid-19 second wave. To help manage the situation, a few other services have been suspended at Home Affairs offices until further notice. In addition, Home Affairs offices have extended their operating hours until 7pm to accommodate people who need to register deaths up until 15 February 2021.