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Smart IDs go digital? Home Affairs publishes draft rules

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Smart IDs go digital? Home Affairs publishes draft rules
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South Africans have until 6 June 2026 to comment on draft regulations that could pave the way for a new Digital Identity system allowing citizens to access official documents directly from their smartphones.



Leon Schreiber, the Minister of Home Affairs, gazetted the draft amended regulations in terms of the Identification Act of 1997 for public comment this week.



The proposed regulations form part of the Department of Home Affairs’ broader digital transformation plans and seek to est

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