For 12 years Clinton Adams, 34, hasn’t had an identity document.
When Adams and his younger brother applied for their green ID books, they allege something went wrong and their details were swapped.
“When we saw it was wrong we tried to fix it, but home affairs said there’s nothing they can do. Years later I applied for a smart ID card, thinking the problem would be fixed. When I got it, it had the same mistake,” Adams said.Clinton Adams' birth certificate which he used to apply for his ID.Adams said officials at Johannesburg’s inner-city home affairs office told him he needed to go to Pretoria to fix the error.
His younger brother, Cavin, who is in prison, doesn’t have an ID and is using his birth certificate.“I can’t register my children in my surname. If this isn’t sorted when I get married, my fiancée will end up being married to my brother. According to the government, I’m Cavin and Clinton has been deleted from the system. I don’t exist. I want to fix it so I can be myself,” Adams said.
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