Home Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will today Wednesday, 18 May 2011 visit Government Printing Works in Pretoria at 14h00 to monitor the printing of temporary IDs for South Africans to wish to cast their votes in the country’s local government elections.
This comes amidst a directive from the Minister that all Home Affairs offices will operate from 07h00 to 19h00 to coincide with officially declared IEC voting times.
Accordingly, the department has increased its printing capacity through Government Printing Works to meet the increased demand for ID’s which resulted in the department being able to issue about 228 650 IDs in a month. These IDs are being delivered to all offices of application on a daily basis.
The department is also rolling out mobile units to those areas where the department does not have a physical presence. The mobile units are fitted with the capacity to issue temporary identity certificates for those without permanent IDs.
The department has also established an operational centre at its Headquarters in Pretoria, led by the Director-General Mkuseli Apleni, which will constantly update Minister Dlamini Zuma, to oversee the operations of the department throughout the day of local government elections.
Media is invited as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Time: 13h45
Venue: Government Printing Works, Corner Bosman and Jacob Mare Streets, Pretoria
RSVPS/enquiries:
Manusha Pillai
SMS: 082 389 3587
E-mail: pillai.manusha@gmail.com
