President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to officially launch electronic visas, as Home Affairs targets all visa types by year-end.
The expansion builds on more than 570 000 smart IDs and passports processed through the partnership with Home Affairs since 2015.
Home Affairs expands smart ID replacement, processing more than 250 000 transactions in just over three months.
By year-end, 750 bank branches will offer smart ID services, and doorstep delivery is coming as the DHA cracks the whip on fraud.
The draft regulations introduce optional digital IDs alongside physical documents and biometric verification via smartphones.
ITWeb OTR: Capitec launches smart ID self-service centre in Orange Farm
In this episode of ITWeb TV on The Road, Capitec CEO Graham Lee and Home Affairs minister Dr Leon Schreiber speak to ITWeb about the smart ID self-service centre launch in Orange Farm, as well as how technology is being deployed to combat fraud and reduce queues at the department. #HomeAffairs #SmartID
Smart ID application and renewal services are now available at more Standard Bank branches across Gauteng.
Fingerprint scanning technology reveals a Cape Flats woman's fingerprints for the first time.
During the systems upgrade, citizens will not be able to make smart ID and passport applications.
Government said online smart ID applications would start in May; however, two months later, citizens are still waiting.
A new system will allow citizens to apply for a smart ID card online before going into the bank to verify who they are.
Home affairs will spend almost R1?billion on a transversal IT management programme over the next three years.
If modernisation doesn't take the pain out of dealing with officialdom, then why did home affairs spend all that money?