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The South African smart identity card – known as a Smart ID Card – replaces the old green bar-coded identity book. [1] Both are identity documents that serve as proof of a person's identity. This proof includes a person's photograph, their full name, their date of birth, their place of birth, and their unique identity number.
R 9,4 billion (2022/23) Ministers responsible. Leon Schreiber, Minister of Home Affairs (South Africa) Njabulo Nzuza, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. Department executive. Livhuwani Tommy Makhode, (Acting) Director-General: Home Affairs. Website. www.dha.gov.za. The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the South African government.
The Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003 (Act No. 49 of 2003) is a South African Act of Parliament which allows a person to change, under certain conditions, their sex recorded in the population registry. Under the act, three types of people may apply to the Department of Home Affairs for a change of the sex description in ...
A South African passport (Also commonly referred to as the ' Green Mamba ' [3] or the ' Biltong Book' [4] by South Africans) is a travel document issued to citizens of South Africa for the purpose of international travel. It allows the bearer to travel in foreign countries in accordance with visa requirements, and facilitates the process of ...
South African identity card Explanation of identity number in a South African identity document during apartheid. In South Africa every citizen must apply for an Identity Card from the age of 16 years. The ID number is already allocated at the time the birth certificate is generated and required for child passport applications.
The executive branch of the national government of South Africa is divided into the cabinet and the civil service, as in the Westminster system. Public administration, the day-to-day implementation of legislation and policy, is managed by government departments (including state agencies with department status), which are usually headed by permanent civil servants with the title of director ...
Biometrics are used by the South African government to combat fraud and corruption and to increase the efficiency of service delivery to the public. [1]The South African government started biometric identification systems in the departments of agriculture, correctional services, home affairs, police services, and social assistance.
History of South African citizenship. South African citizenship has been influenced primarily by the racial dynamics that have structured South African society throughout its development. The country's colonial history led to the immigration (or importation) of different racial and ethnic groups into one shared area.