Tomorrow, Tuesday 29 October 2013, Premier Helen Zille will apply for a new smart ID card at the Department of Home Affairs as part of efforts to increase public awareness about the roll-out of the new high-security identity cards that were officially launched on Mandela Day, 18 July this year. The new cards include advanced security features such as holograms, laser engraving, fingerprint biometrics and biographic data embedded in the card chip to make identity theft harder.
It is expected that it will take between six to eight years before all South Africans have smart ID cards, with smart IDs being issued free of charge to 16-year-old first- time applicants.
Media are invited to attend.
Details are below:
Date: 29 October 2013
Time: 11h00
Venue: Department of Home Affairs, Fair Cape Building, 56 Barrack Street
Media enquiries:
Zakhele Mbhele – Spokesperson for Premier Helen Zille
Cell: 083 600 2349
E-mail: Zak.Mbhele@westerncape.gov.za
