Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber says he wants every town, villlage, city, and suburb in South Africa to have access to Home Affairs services in a local bank branch.
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber says that he aims to dramatically expand his department’s partnership with South African banks this year and increase the number of branches offering smart IDs and passports.that for almost a decade the partnership has been limited to around 30 bank branches around the country.
In addition to making Home Affairs’ services more convenient to access, Schreiber said he wanted to use technology to further combat fraud and identity theft.“It is only possible for someone to steal an ID number or engage in fraudulent activity like swopping out photos because the system has gaps that allow for human intervention,”“Until such time as Home Affairs has been transformed into a digital-first department, these abuses will keep happening.
The minister’s commitment to expanding Home Affairs bank branches across South Africa comes after he promised on Twitter/X to “work flat-out” in 2025 to ensure all South Africans can get smart ID cards. The emphasis on making smart ID cards available to all citizens suggests that the Department of Home Affairs will allow naturalised citizens and permanent residents to apply for the document.
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