When we covered the latest updates to smart card identification in South Africa earlier this year ... And any child to a foreign national can use the birth certificate, identity document or ...

South Africa's green ID book has been used as the country's main identity document for 44 years, during which time it has ...

South Africa first introduced the green ID book for some citizens in 1980. Since that time, it has received three minor ...

South Africa’s Auditor General’s investigation ... and was used to secure a $214 million contract to produce national ID cards. The fine was the only punishment as no senior management was ...

The Kenyan National Identification (ID) Card has been listed among the nineteen most attacked documents in Africa. Kenya’s ID comes in third in the 2024 Digital Identity Fraud in Africa Report ...

South Africa’s new licence card machines ... noting that the durability of identity documents—such as ID books and ID cards—has never been a significant concern. By comparison, driver ...

The Department of Home Affairs says that getting rid of the barcoded green ID book in South Africa will go a long ... The goal is to issue 2.5 million smart ID cards this financial year.

“Revenue amounting to R1.6 billion has been generated across all programmes from the issuing of passports and smart identity ...