A separate card is being considered for foreign nationals.
There is significant cost, effort and discipline required to rearrange processes to make the case for RFID, says SAP Africa solution manager Doug Hunter.
The initiative will pilot in December, but will only be for South Africans, says the Department of Home Affairs.
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