The Department of Home Affairs has achieved a historic milestone by issuing over 4 million Smart ID cards in 2025 - the ...

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has issued a record 4 002 964 smart ID cards in the 2025 calendar year -- the highest ...

Over 4 million more South Africans now have a Smart ID, with Home Affairs confident its aggressive and accelerated rollout ...

Smart IDs are more secure than the green barcoded ID books, which have long been criticised for being vulnerable to fraud.

The GPW previously revealed that it could produce smart ID cards at a maximum rate of five million cards per annum. At this ...

The milestone marks a 17% increase over the 3,427,468 smart IDs issued in 2024, which itself had set a new record.

South Africans can expect to have access to hundreds more bank branches doing Smart IDs and Passports this year.

The Department of Home Affairs issued more than four million smart ID cards in 2025, the highest annual total in its history.

The Department of Home Affairs says it is accelerating the rollout of smart ID cards amid ongoing efforts to retire the green ID books. This as more than four million smart cards were issued last year ...

Digital upgrades and increased bank services pushed SA’s Department of Home Affairs to issue a record number of smart ID ...

The Department of Home Affairs has smashed its 2024 record when it comes to Smart ID rollout in South Africa thanks to system upgrades.

Capitec revealed how much it will charge for smart ID applications at its branches, using self-service terminals to expand ...