The Minister of Home Affairs Dr Leon Schreiber on Tuesday announced Capitec Bank and First National Bank (FNB) as the first banks that have elected to sign up to the Department’s new digital ...

“Instead, the officials at front offices deface the replaced book and hand it back to the client,” the department explained.

Capitec has confirmed that it will start rolling out Smart ID and passport services at select branches from October, starting with 10, and expanding to 100 in early 2026. The bank confirmed the ...

The Department of Home Affairs has made substantial progress in accelerating the smart ID card rollout, issuing over 4 million cards in 2025. Smart ID card issues in South Africa were primarily driven ...

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) issued over four million smart ID cards in 2025, the highest rate of delivery in the history of the department. For the 2025 calendar year, the department says a ...

MyBroadband recently tested Home Affairs’ new smart ID card application process at one of the newly activated FNB branches and found the experience was quick but not flawless. I have held onto my ...

“We are well beyond the halfway mark of our target in just the first quarter, which demonstrates our commitment to bringing secure identity document services closer to South Africans. Our branches are ...

South Africans with green ID books can now walk into 146 bank branches and get a Smart ID in minutes without any paperwork or bookings The green ID book has a fraud rate 500% higher than the Smart ID ...

Anyone applying for a SA smart ID card in 2026 needs to know the latest updated processes and services at Home Affairs. Under the leadership of Minister Schreiber, the department hopes to go paperless ...