Smart IDs roll-out starts
February 1 marked the first day of the mass roll-out of the Smart ID cards by the Department of Home Affairs to 16-year-olds and pensioners who are 60 years and older.
In this regard, Home Affairs calls upon those who are 16 years and older, first time applicants and pensioners, born in the months of January and February, to approach a local Home Affairs office to apply for the smart ID cards.
With effect from March this year, pensioners who are 60 years and older can start applying for the smart ID cards in accordance with their dates of birth.
All other citizens are called upon to await invitations to apply.
The roll-out of the smart ID cards to all eligible South Africans will take a few years and the department accordingly makes an appeal for the public to exercise patience.
The Smart ID card is one of the major achievements of the 20 years of our democracy and remains part of government efforts to consolidate the restoration of citizenship, identity and dignity to all South Africans.
At this stage, applications for the Smart ID card can only be made at the following offices:
n Soweto.
n Akasia and Byron Place in Pretoria.
n Harrison Street in Johannesburg.
