The milestone marks a 17% increase over the 3,427,468 smart IDs issued in 2024, which itself had set a new record.

South Africans can expect to have access to hundreds more bank branches doing Smart IDs and Passports this year.

Smart IDs are more secure than the green barcoded ID books, which have long been criticised for being vulnerable to fraud.

The Department of Home Affairs issued over four million smart identity cards in 2025, marking the highest annual delivery ...

The GPW previously revealed that it could produce smart ID cards at a maximum rate of five million cards per annum. At this ...

The Department of Home Affairs has issued a record 4 002 964 Smart ID cards in 2025, marking the highest annual delivery rate in its history.

Capitec, one of nine banks participating in the Department of Home Affairs’ digital partnership model, has revealed that it ...

Capitec has revealed how much it will cost South Africans to apply for a Smart ID at its branches under the new Home Affairs ...

Capitec revealed how much it will charge for smart ID applications at its branches, using self-service terminals to expand ...

The Department of Home Affairs has smashed its 2024 record when it comes to Smart ID rollout in South Africa thanks to system upgrades.

Lesle Jansen says her son !Khūboab Lawrence cannot get a smart ID because the system does not process the special characters in his name. The characters are click sounds used in Khoekhoegowab, the ...

An 18-year-old South African cannot receive his Smart ID after Home Affairs flagged special characters in his Khoi name, ...