A new defence against climate disasters in South Africa is in the pipeline, backed by a $40.1m (more than R700m) grant from ...

South Africa’s green ID book has been used as the country’s main identity document for 44 years, during which time it has only received a handful of minor security upgrades.

According to the 2024 Smile ID Digital Identity Fraud in Africa report, South Africa’s green ID books have a fraud rate of 34%, the highest in Africa. By comparison, ...

South African labels on food to show they’ve been produced in environmentally friendly ways are confusing and unhelpful.

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has a massive fraud problem, with many workers at Gauteng-based businesses carrying fraudulent asylum documents, work permits, and other forms of ...

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) introduced smart ID cards in July 2013 with the intention of phasing out the green ID booklets from 2018 to 2022. However, only 21 million Smart IDs had been ...

On top of the Smart ID rollout, Schreiber said the department will look at implementing a fully digital ID system in South Africa, which he aims to have going by the next national election in 2029.

South Africa has all the credentials to develop its own green hydrogen economy in South Africa for South Africa. That is ...

South Africa’s green ID book is still valid and it has come out as the document most used for ID ... Smile ID’s research found that Tanzania followed South Africa with an ID fraud rate of 32%.

Home Affairs announced its plans in 2013 to discontinue the old South African identity books in favour of securer smart IDs. Almost immediately, disinformation spread about their impending invalidity.

Fraud relating to South Africa's green ID books hit 34% in 2023, sparking renewed efforts to migrate to smart ID cards. June 2, 2025. Mbuso Kunene 1 minute read.