Home Affairs sets timeline for discontinuing issuance of green ID books

[Daniel Puchert]

South Africa must say goodbye to green ID books

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) plans to discontinue issuing South Africa's green barcoded ID over the next five years after it expands smart ID access to all qualifying South Africans by 2029.

This is according to the department's strategic plan through to 2030. It hopes to meet this target by ensuring all South Africans can access smart IDs, digital IDs, and e-passports.

 

[PCWARITM]

We must but we won't. I'ma hanging on to mine until they give naturalised South Africans cards.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Wait what...they've still been issuing green books all along and will continue to do so?

That makes no sense at all, I figured the moment Smart ID's were out this would have stopped and the issue was converting existing ones.

 

[The_MAC]

I wish I could kiss the little green mother-fker goodbye but alas...

The department wants to expand its services to 1,000 bank branches across South Africa to provide smart ID access to more South Africans, including naturalised citizens.

 

[Brian_G]

South Africa must say goodbye to green ID books

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) plans to discontinue issuing South Africa's green barcoded ID over the next five years after it expands smart ID access to all qualifying South Africans by 2029.

This is according to the department's strategic plan through to 2030. It hopes to meet this target by ensuring all South Africans can access smart IDs, digital IDs, and e-passports.

So guess they will only discontinue them around 2045.

Or will the next article promise to burn them all next week? Stay tuned......
( @HAL 9000 )
( @wingnut771 )

 

[PCWARITM]

Wait what...they've still been issuing green books all along and will continue to do so?

That makes no sense at all, I figured the moment Smart ID's were out this would have stopped and the issue was converting existing ones.

They don't want you to have an ID card if you weren't born here.

 

[Sworaxe]

I would rather leave it till the 99, so I can vent in forum posts about how frustrating the process is to do near the deadline.
Good content.

 

[Skerminkel]

So the production of new cards suddenly accelerated last year. Wonder why. And how long will the ANC tolerate such productivity?

 

[PCWARITM]

So the production of new cards suddenly accelerated last year. Wonder why. And how long will the ANC tolerate such productivity?

They countered that by breaking the drivers license machine.

 

[HAL 9000]

They countered that by breaking the drivers license machine.

 

[Brian_G]

 

[ctriaan]

First we must say goodbye to analogue TV.

 

[bwana]

Wait what...they've still been issuing green books all along and will continue to do so?

That makes no sense at all, I figured the moment Smart ID's were out this would have stopped and the issue was converting existing ones.

Makes sense if you take into account all of the permanent residents and naturalised citizens who aren't currently able to apply for ID cards.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Wait what...they've still been issuing green books all along and will continue to do so?

That makes no sense at all, I figured the moment Smart ID's were out this would have stopped and the issue was converting existing ones.

Yup.. Not all HA branches could do the smart Id thing so they had to issue books still.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Most certainly wont be done before the next 2 elections...

 

[Bad Ballie]

Might actually get there one day, well if they can figure out how to actually issue the new ID's on time. Been waiting for mine for four months and know someone else who went to collect theirs only to be told it had already been issued. The incompetence knows no end.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Makes sense if you take into account all of the permanent residents and naturalised citizens who aren't currently able to apply for ID cards.

As an exception like that it would make sense sure.

I just figured all new SA ID's would automatically have been Smart ID's...I mean if they can't be done there and then by that branch surely you would just source them from a different place.

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

 

[Swa]

So my 20+ year old book will be good for another 10 years.

 

[FiestaST]

I was not remotely stressed about the lifespan of my “Apartheid book”.