The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has warned that officials who bypass its biometric verification system to process and approve social grant applications will be...
South Africa’s move to phase out the green barcoded ID book and replace it with biometric Smart IDs and a digital identity platform raises urgent questions...
Home Affairs to roll out voluntary digital IDs that live on smartphones The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is working on South African digital IDs that...
When the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) described the Department of Home Affairs as a “marketplace,” it wasn’t just an indictment of corruptionit was a warning for...
For more than a decade, Home Affairs partnered with banks at just 30 branches across the entire country. “In a nation of more than 63-million people, that was...
South Africa’s push toward digital governance promises faster service delivery and fewer queues but it also opens the door to new risks. From the smart ID...
The Department of Home Affairs has delivered one of the most striking success stories of the Government of National Unity’s first year. More than 51 000...