Dirco backlog

Dirco is a mess after covid. They are short-staffed and cant process and authenticate documents quickly enough. There is a huge backlog for over a year now and they still have not resolved this issue. Perhaps they don't have money to hire more staff. Or even pay people over time. As a result, police clearances expire before you get them back. Since they are only valid for six months. This is frustrating people and preventing them from getting jobs overseas and locally. Now people are using agents and paying extra money to get it done quicker.