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  1. Luis

    FNB rolls out smart ID support at 13 more bank branches

    FNB rolls out smart ID support at 13 more bank branches FNB has rolled out support for smart ID card applications at 13 more bank branches across all nine provinces in South Africa. These branches form part of its digital partnership programme with the Department of Home Affairs, which was...
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  3. Luis

    Green ID book fraud surges 400% in South Africa

    Green ID book fraud surges 400% in South Africa Impersonation fraud using green ID books has increased by 400% year on year in South Africa, as fraudsters use AI to exploit the legacy identity system. South African identity verification platform VerifyNow said that green ID books were South...
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  4. Luis

    Home Affairs rolls out upgrades to its Smart ID booking system

    Home Affairs rolls out upgrades to its Smart ID booking system Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has announced significant upgrades to his department's branch appointment booking system, which had been abused by "unscrupulous individuals". The booking system, launched in 2021, enabled...
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  5. Luis

    What happens to your green ID book after you get a Smart ID

    What happens to your green ID book after you get a Smart ID South Africans getting their first smart ID cards from Home Affairs offices should expect officials to deface their green ID books. However, they are not expected to hand in their documents, a previous approach that may have...
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  6. Luis

    Here are all the Capitec Smart ID service branches currently open

    Here are all the Capitec Smart ID service branches currently open Capitec’s in-branch Smart ID service, in partnership with the Department of Home Affairs, is now available at many bank branches across all nine provinces. On 9 March 2026, Capitec launched its in-branch Smart ID service...
  7. Luis

    Woman waits 11 years for an ID because her fingerprints were taken by someone else

    Woman waits 11 years for an ID because her fingerprints were taken by someone else Lesego Nono Cooper can’t register her daughter for her matric exams, she can’t renew her children’s passports, she can’t even obtain funeral cover for her family should something happen to her. That is because...
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  8. Luis

    Standard Bank adds 50 new smart ID branches

    Standard Bank adds 50 new smart ID branches Standard Bank said customers spent less than eight minutes on average completing their smart ID applications in branches offering the service. The statistic came with the bank’s announcement that it had added 50 new bank-assisted smart ID processing...
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  9. Luis

    New rules for digital identity credentials in South Africa

    New rules for digital identity credentials in South Africa The Department of Home Affairs published draft amendments to South Africa's identification regulations on Monday outlining the issuance of digital identity credentials to South Africans. This proposed digital ID will be an additional...
  10. Luis

    Capitec to expand smart ID offerings to 350 branches by year end

    Capitec to expand smart ID offerings to 350 branches by year end Capitec will soon have 100 branches offering smart ID applications, with a plan to expand the service to 350 locations by the end of the year. “I was hoping to announce a hundred branches today, but we’re not quite there yet...
  11. Luis

    Change of plans for green ID books in South Africa

    Change of plans for green ID books in South Africa The Department of Home Affairs has highlighted the issuance of smart ID cards to first-time applicants turning 16 in the 2026/27 financial year. This is according to its Annual Performance Plan for the financial year, which aims to issue smart...
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  12. That_JC

    Where to get a new Green ID Book if you're a Naturalised Citizen or Permanent Resident

    Howdy, folks. Long story "short": After an armed home invasion on 9 August 2024 that left me sans Green ID Document (and so much more), I made an appointment with Home Affairs Centurion to get my Smart ID Card. I took the day off work, went through the entire process, from documents to...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    30 bank branches that offer passport and smart ID applications

    30 bank branches that offer passport and smart ID applications South African banks and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) are close to signing partnership agreements that will see more bank branches offer passport and smart ID services. This will add to the 30 bank branches across South...
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  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    30 bank branches where you can get a smart ID or passport

    30 bank branches where you can get a smart ID or passport There are currently 30 bank branches offering smart ID and passport services to South Africans, and most major banks want to offer many more. The e-Home Affairs facility was first launched in 2015 with several bank branches.
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Passports and smart ID self-service kiosks coming soon

    Passports and smart ID self-service kiosks coming soon The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) plans to roll out self-service kiosks for residents to apply for smart ID cards and renew passports. The department's deputy minister, Njabulo Nzuza, announced the plans during his budget vote speech...
  16. Jan

    E-Home Affairs bank branches for smart IDs and passports in South Africa

    Bank branches where you can get your passport or smart ID Several banks across South Africa let their customers get their smart ID cards or passport at specific branches so that they do not have to wait in long queues or face the infamous "system is offline" issue. The Department of Home...
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  17. Jan

    Home Affairs extending business hours of smart ID branches this weekend

    370,000 IDs lying uncollected at Home Affairs The Department of Home Affairs has announced that this weekend their operating hours across the country will be extended ahead of the local government elections. The local government elections are set to take place on Monday, 1 November.
  18. Jan

    FNB rolls out Smart ID and passport collection at KZN branch

    FNB adds new branch for Smart ID and passport collections FNB, in partnership with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), has added FNB Cornubia branch in KwaZulu-Natal to the list of branches where customers can collect their Smart ID cards and passports. The bank’s customers in the province...
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  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    These are the bank branches where you can get your passport or Smart ID

    These are the bank branches where you can get your passport or Smart ID Naturally born South Africans have been able to apply for their smart ID card and passports using the E-Home Affairs system since the country's COVID-19 alert status was lowered to level 1 at the beginning of March...
  20. J

    Collecting my new Smart ID - Home Affairs downtime issues

    Collecting my new Smart ID - Home Affairs downtime issues My experience in getting a new Smart ID from Home Affairs has gone downhill quickly, thanks to widespread system outages. At the beginning of March 2020, I started the process to sign up for a new Smart ID and was impressed by the...
  21. J

    All the bank branches where you can get your Smart ID and passport

    All the bank branches where you can get your Smart ID and passport Home Affairs launched its online Smart ID and passport applications portal almost two and a half years ago. It was initially only open to South Africans between 30 and 35, but Home Affairs gradually increased the range of...
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