Articles about smart IDs

Tech boost helps home affairs dept hit record smart ID output

The Department of Home Affairs achieves record smart ID card delivery, issuing over four million in 2025.

Home Affairs’ digital drive expands to more banks

Standard Bank is the latest financial institution to make smart IDs and passports available via its app, with Absa in discussions.

Home Affairs taps banking apps to tackle ID theft

The Department of Home Affairs partners with Capitec and FNB to enable smart ID and passport applications via banking apps, to reduce green ID book fraud.

DHA still to issue 18m citizens with smart IDs

Home affairs targets a scaled-up partnership with bank branches, as it looks to halt production of green bar-coded ID booklets by year-end.

Home affairs enables more citizens to shift to smart IDs

From today,1.4 million naturalised citizens and lawful permanent residents can apply for smart ID cards at branches and via the eHomeAffairs portal.

Smart IDs pile up at home affairs offices

System downtime and long queues flagged among reasons for smart IDs piling up at home affairs branch offices.

FNB facilitates rollout of 400K smart IDs, passports

The bank issues 425 980 smart IDs and passports applied for via the eHomeAffairs online portal.

Where to find DHA offices offering online bookings

The home affairs online branch appointment booking system goes live in seven provinces and 28 offices.

FNB stands firm on the need for branches

First National Bank, the self-proclaimed ‘digital first’ bank, confirms plans to open an additional 50 new community branches by 2023.

FNB extends reach to KZN for smart ID collections

The bank’s customers in KwaZulu-Natal can now collect their smart IDs and passports at the Cornubia branch.

FNB adds Limpopo to roll out smart IDs, passports

The bank expands the service for smart IDs and passports to its customers in Limpopo.

Home affairs eyes speedy rollout of biometric ID system

The ministry pins its hopes on an automated biometric identification system, as it looks to fight identity theft and ID duplication.