It is good news for those South Africans still holding onto their green barcoded Identity Documents (ID). The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that green barcoded Identity Documents (ID ...

The green bar-coded ID book is still valid, despite widespread misconceptions that it has been replaced by the Smart ID card. Launched in 1980, the bar-coded ID book will only be phased out once ...

South Africans with green ID books were told their identity documents would become valid by December 2025. Several publications quoted Home Affairs' Deputy Minister, Njabulo Nzuza, as saying ...

Close to 17 million South Africans still carry around the green ID book. Early this week, several publications reported that the green ID book would be phased out by December 2025. However ...

Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has addressed growing speculation about the end of South Africa’s green ID books, confirming that they will not be phased out by the end of the year.