The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) introduced the Branch Appointment Booking System (BABS) for South Africans seeking Smart ID cards and passports to book dates for submitting their biometrics data.

The DHA is seeing an influx of smart ID card applications, potentially impacted by its threats of discontinuing the outdated ...

You can apply for your ID at any office of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) or any South African mission or consulate overseas. All applications are sent to the Department’s head office in ...