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Home Affairs still issuing ID books at its small rural offices

Source: Herald Live, 03/11/2016

The department began its campaign of replacing the old identity
document book with the smart ID card in a roll-out system that
includes distribution through the country`s major banks.
However‚ the department acknowledged that there were some instances
during which the department had to distribute ID books instead of
smart ID cards.
In a letter to Parliament circulated in the legislature`s
announcements‚ tabling and committee reports‚ Gigaba said the in the
current financial period the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) issued
more than half a million cards.
"During the fourth quarter of the 2015-2016 financial year‚ the DHA
issued 683 550 smart ID cards to persons 16 years of age and above.
There were 69 903 first-issue identity documents issued within 54
working days and 51 468 re-issued IDs within 47 working days‚" said
Gigaba.
He said Home Affairs director-general Mkhuseli Apleni reported that
the reason why the department was still continuing with ID books‚
despite the new smart ID‚ was because there were still mostly small
rural offices which relied on manual applications.
"The DG reported that from April to June 2016 there were 190 440
births registered within 30 days; 719 178 smart ID cards issued to
citizens 16 years of age and above; 63 223 first-issue IDs within 54
working days and 43 872 re-issued IDs within 47 working days‚" the
minister said.
Gigaba said that‚ during quarter one of 2016-17 financial year‚ the
department had achieved 82% of its 38 targets for that period.

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