The Department of Home Affairs says
it has processed so far over 140 000 Smart ID cards and has exceeded its
target of 100 000.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Fatiema Chohan on Wednesday said the department has about 26 000 Smart ID
Cards that need to be collected.
Chohan said this month pensioners
who are 60-years and above born in March are encouraged to go and apply for
their Smart ID Cards in over the 30 offices earmarked for this project.
“There are some delays in people
coming to fetch and collect their ID cards once they have applied for
them. In this regard we have received
reports of people calling our hotline once they have received an sms calling on
them to come to collect their Smart ID cards at the offices of the department”
Chohan added.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
Fatiema Chohan said these hotline queries have been to the effect that many
people suspect that the sms sent by the department is a hoax because they have
only applied for the cards two or three days before.
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