Smart card ID now easier to get through joint venture with the banking sector

The Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, says South Africans don't have to wait in long lines at Home Affairs Offices to get their smart ID Cards anymore. In an interview with Jacaranda FM Newswatch, Schreiber outlined how the department partnered with the country's big banks, to implement one of its most significant reforms in the department's history. LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE: Customers of participating banks, simply have to show up at their bank. No documentation is required from civilians either, because the new system use biometric technology to verify your information. All you have to do, is to provide your fingerprints, look into a camera for a photo, sign their application, and pay the fee. Jacaranda FM Newswatch's Nomfundo Twala asked Schrieber what you need to know. Latest news on our website