Minister of Home Affairs Naledi
Pandor said it is all systems go for the ID smart cards. Three offices were opened on Tuesday to
process the new smart cards.
Minister Pandor said at the end of
November the department intends on opening 26 more offices that are currently
being renovated so by the end of this year there would be 29 offices in total.
The system is currently be piloted
to ensure that the department can deal with larger numbers so therefore the
department is starting with about 100 000 batch which is aimed at first
time applicants and senior citizens.
Pandor said the department is busy
conducting training programmes for staff because not all their staff are fully
technology compliant in terms of computer literacy.
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