Id Cards
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Home Affairs starts accepting smart ID card applications
First-time applicants and pensioners born in January or February have been invited to apply for ID cards to replace their green identity books.
Transgender ID a hostile affair
If you’ve never gone without proper identification, it’s easy to forget how often you’re required to show an identity document in your everyday life.
Immigrants broken by a heartless bureaucracy
Many foreigners are desperate for a better life, but red tape and antagonism have left them hopeless.
Smart ID card may be rolled out next year
The new smart ID cards will start being issued in the new year, according to Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor.