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

The Department of Home Affairs had a record year - issuing more than 4 million smart ID cards during the 2025 calendar year, ...

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

Lesle Jansen says her son !Khūboab Lawrence cannot get a smart ID because the system does not process the special characters in his name. The characters are click sounds used in Khoekhoegowab, the ...

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

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

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 ...

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

An 18-year-old South African cannot receive his Smart ID after Home Affairs flagged special characters in his Khoi name, sparking debate across Mzansi ...

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