Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says that major banks will soon offer application services for South Africans to obtain their smart ID cards.
First-time applicants and pensioners born in January or February have been invited to apply for ID cards to replace their green identity books.
First-time applicants and pensioners born in January or February have been invited to apply for ID cards to replace their green identity books.
The home affairs minister has urged South Africans not to apply for smart ID cards before being invited, according to their month of birth, to do so.
Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has announced that the smart ID card system will be officially launched on July 18.
