Minister Siyabonga Cwele to open new, modern home affairs office and interact with community members
The Minister of Home Affairs Dr Siyabonga Cwele will on Thursday, 28 March 2019 officially open a modern Home Affairs office in Ndwedwe, North of Durban at the iLembe District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
Minister Cwele is scheduled to open the office in partnership with provincial and local government leaders together with traditional leaders. The new office will offer the new Smart ID Card, passports and all other Home Affairs related services including registration of birth. This intervention will make it easier for citizens from surrounding communities to apply and collect their IDs on time to be able to participate in the coming elections.
In recent years, the Department of Home Affairs has been continuously investing in improving the quality the service it delivers. Opening offices which boast advances technologies responds to the evolving needs of the citizens and also brings services closer to communities. Minister Cwele is also scheduled to partake in a two way conversation with the community of Ndwedwe to unpack the Department’s priorities such as Early Registration of Birth and the management of undocumented foreign nationals.
Media is invited as follows:
Office opening:
Date: Thursday, 28 march 2019
Time: 10h00
Venue: Ndwedwe home affairs, 4342 Ndwedwe
Community Imbizo
Date: Thursday, 28 march 2019
Time: 11h30
Venue: Nombika Sportsfield, Ndwedwe
NB: Kindly note that transport will be provided for media wishing to attend. Departure is scheduled to depart from the Playhouse at 09h00. Kindly RSVP with Vasanthi Naidoo on 072 245 6144
RSVP: Thabo Mokgola – 060 962 4982
Enquiries:
Siya Qoza
Cell: 082 898 1657
