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You are here: Home / News / Say goodbye to the green ID book in South Africa | SA News

Say goodbye to the green ID book in South Africa | SA News

17 January 2026 by Guest


The Department of Home Affairs aims to stop producing new green ID books this year, the Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, has said.

While it will still be many years before the less secure green ID book is invalidated as a form of identification in South Africa, Home Affairs is hoping to accelerate the transition.

Schreiber has said that his department wants a fully operational digital ID system in place by the 2029 general elections.

This is part of a drive to digitise the Department of Home Affairs’…

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  1. Juice Petite

    17 January 2026 at 5:39 am

    Fun South African Fact: South Africa is full of record-breaking animals.

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