Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has expressed satisfaction with the services it rendered to South Africans during the final voter registration weekend. The Independent Electoral Commission declared 8 and 9 February as a final registration drive. According to the department, 19862 Identity Documents (ID) were issued, 2081 Temporary Identity Certificates were issued, 100 001 ID applications were received and 4540 smart ID cards processed throughout the weekend. Also, the …
Naledi Pandor
Home Affairs issues smart IDs to the elderly
Pretoria - "I feel very proud to receive my new ID," 102-year-old gogo Esther Mabitsela said upon receiving her new smart card ID. Mabitsela is among the elderly persons who received their smart ID card from Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday. She joined a list of eminent South Africans who have already received their smart IDs, including former President Nelson Mandela, President Jacob Zuma and Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. The handover of Mabitsela and several …