The issue of identity fraud has come to the fore following the investigation into the citizenship of former Miss SA contestant Chidimma Adetshina. Home Affairs found prima facie reasons to believe ...

Finally, the Department Home Affairs (DHA) is acknowledging the pervasive issues stalling 2025 SA smart ID card applications ... leading to identity theft. Therefore, the latest biometrics will ...

Across the continent ID card fraud is sitting at 80 percent of all identity fraud incidents, hugely overshadowing identity fraud of passports (6.6 percent) and drivers licenses (1.2 percent.) ...