Home Affairs postpones destruction of uncollected IDs until elections
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Home affairs will not destroy any uncollected IDs until after the local government elections.
Minister Malusi Gigaba said this was to ensure that prospective voters could still collect their IDs, which had been gathering dust at various home affairs offices around the country.
Normally, if IDs are not collected within 12 months, they are destroyed.
Gigaba said Home Affairs had around 200 000 uncollected smart ID cards at its Pretoria headquarters, as well as 5 000 green barcoded documents. He said this did not include the number of IDs uncollected at provincial offices.
Minister Malusi Gigaba said this was to ensure that prospective voters could still collect their IDs, which had been gathering dust at various home affairs offices around the country.
Normally, if IDs are not collected within 12 months, they are destroyed.
Gigaba said Home Affairs had around 200 000 uncollected smart ID cards at its Pretoria headquarters, as well as 5 000 green barcoded documents. He said this did not include the number of IDs uncollected at provincial offices.
