eThekwini e-services expected to be online next week
The eThekwini Municipality has called for patience among eService users following a temporary shutdown of the website.
It's understood the eService system has been hacked and customers personal information compromised.
Municipal spokesperson, Tozi Mthethwa the shutdown will help with the investigation into the security breach.
"This is a precautionary measure to make sure they can protect the data of all our clients. We are still busy with the investigation as we speak and we hope that we can conclude it over this weekend or early in the next week," she said.
She says the site has been off-line since yesterday but should be running again on Monday.
In the meantime, customers have been advised to contact the Revenue Call Centre for any queries on 031 324 5000.