Green Id Books To Be Declared Invalid By End Of 2025

The Home Affairs Department has stated that it will declare the green identity documents ID invalid from the end of 2025 this year.

The department said that its trying to eliminate the risk of corruption and fraud, which includes identity theft.

In addition, the department wants all South Africans to replace their green ID books with smart cards, which are more secure, as reported by SABC News .

Njabulo Nzuza, the departments deputy minister, said that the programme started in 2013 because the smart-coded ID is more secure than the green bar-coded ID.

The green bar-coded ID is subject to identity theft and also credit fraud which we have seen being prevalent. It can also be a source of duplicate cases and that is why we are asking everyone who is on the green-barcoded ID to move to a smart ID card, said Nzuza.