Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba today briefed the media post State of the Nation dealing with issues including the population register, Smart ID card, national youth policy, local government and operation Phakisa.
The department has also partnered with
several banks to take applications for new smart ID cards.
Minister Gigaba said: “We endeavour to
issue all South Africans with a single identity document, the smart ID card,
affirming the right to identity, equality and a single and common citizenship.
In this regard our task is to ensure progressively that the over 38- million
citizens with green ID books convert to the Smart ID card by the time this
process concludes, that is in our lifetime.”
Meanwhile the department will continue to
maintain the integrity of the National Population Register by registering
children within 30 days of birth.
The department says it will continue to
give effect to its constitutional mandate and provide services to all South
Africans while also contributing to an efficient effective public service.
Minister Gigaba said: “We have announced
that we will seize the process of registration by 31 December 2015 . This critical minestone will ensure that
we safeguard our citizens, our identity, and citizenship and secure our
population register.”
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