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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.
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 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 ...
July 1, 2024 at 8:48 AM. By Tim Cocks and Bhargav Acharya. (Reuters) - South Africa's new unity government inspired cautious optimism on Monday from industry and financial markets but many ...
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.
South African nationality law details the conditions by which a person is a national of South Africa. The primary law governing nationality requirements is the South African Citizenship Act, 1995, which came into force on 6 October 1995. Any person born to at least one South African parent receives citizenship at birth.