South Africa’s green ID book is the most faked ... Mkhode says there are two reasons a person’s ID document or card may be cancelled. The “cancelling” of the identity document would ...

That means that South Africans who have not adopted the new ID card will likely be able to continue using their ID books for many years to come. While Home Affairs’ initial plans were to phase ...

Ramaphosa shared information about the new ID system during his 2025 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on 6 February. “We will invest in digital public infrastructure to give South Africans ...

The Department of Home Affairs has announced plans to phase out South Africa’s green ID books more than ten years after introducing the smart ID card. E-tv news recently interviewed home affairs ...

these permanent residents are not able to apply for a smart ID card. A reality our audience reminds us of regularly in the comments section of our stories. PERMANENT RESIDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA IN ...

For the first time today, naturalised South African citizens and lawful permanent residents can apply for Smart Card IDs ... in South Africa is now able to obtain a Smart ID for the first time.

The department stated its goal of having universal enrollment in the country’s smart ID ... ID card to all eligible persons. While Smart IDs are currently available to all qualifying South ...

The 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) revealed many things, including a new digital ID ... South African would get a single, unique digital identifier (UDI) and an accompanying card.