Smart ID cards will be issued free to 16 year olds who are first-time applicants. The home affairs minister said that the roll-out of the smart ID cards will take a few years, and called on the ...

2025 SA SMART ID CARD APPLICATIONS While the department and President Ramaphosa continue to talk-up 2025 SA smart ID card applications going fully digital, this still only applies to South African ...

You cannot receive a Smart ID Card without a birth certificate. What will happen if I lose my Smart ID Card? You must report it to the police and then re-apply for your Smart ID Card.

Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said other first recipients would include aged South Africans, some of them 100-years-old. New SA ID cards: what you will need to do Nelson Mandela gets smart ...

The cost of the new smart ID card for South Africans, set for release on 18 July, is still undecided by the Department of Home Affairs.

It would take between six and eight years for all South Africans to get smart identification document (ID) cards, which would replace green ID books, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on ...

In recent times, as South Africans look to the Government of National Unity for signs of progress, it’s encouraging to see that at least one ministry – Home Affairs – is beginning to deliver tangible ...

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) plans to discontinue the production of the green barcoded ID book within a few months.

Rising fraud statistics are fast-tracking South Africa’s move from outdated green ID books to more secure smart ID cards.

The green ID book will be phased out in the coming months, partly because it is highly susceptible to fraud and identity ...

South Africa’s smart ID card does not feature in the list of documents, which may be due to the card’s low adoption rate or that it is easier to fake an ID book rather than the card.