Only in South Africa, home affairs runs elections

Whoa how is this possible that Home Affairs can run elections, not even in a transition can this happen. The ANC was therefore right to condemn it:

The African National Congress registers its strongest objections to the announcement by the Department of Home Affairs that they are planning to print 30 million ballot papers, and have already ordered huge amounts of stationery in preparation for the elections.
All preparations for the forthcoming election are to be handled by the independent Election Commission, and this includes determining the shape, size etc. of the ballot form. How can the Department of Home Affairs be preparing to print forms when the participants have not even been decided? Any such attempt by the NP government to take unilateral action as far as preparations for the elections are concerned, should be opposed by all who wish to see free and fair elections.
The expenditure that the Government is now incurring could be totally wasted. It is reminiscent of the R15 million that was spent in building rows and rows of entirely useless toilets in the veld. We cannot accept wastage of tax payers' money because of the Government's intransigence and arrogance.
The question must be raised as to whether the NP government is so keen to start preparations because they would like to create conditions under which they can manipulate the outcome. Any attempt by the NP to control the preparations for the elections will plunge the process into a serious crisis of legitimacy.
The ANC therefore demands that the NP government stop their unilateral elections preparations forthwith.