Home Affairs offices will open for five hours on Saturdays

From today, the Home Affairs Department will open offices for five hours on Saturdays, from 8am to 1pm. This will continue until the 12th of October to issue temporary identity certificates, allow ID collections, and applications prioritising matriculants and pupils. The department says the initiative aims to enable matriculants to write their exams. Masa Kekana speaks to deputy minister Njabulo Nzuza, who is scheduled to visit the Orlando Home Affairs Office in Soweto.

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[disekomotsepe]

But why don't they go to schools. I remember my first issue out school helped us. We applied at school and got it at school just before exams. That made it very easy.

[matrix]

S.A scholars MUST have an S.A. identity to write The National Matric Exam, BUT foreigners can write without any documents. Does this nonsensical rubbish make sense???😮😮😮😮😮😮

[SpokoSpoko-xs]

Why doesn't this guy address the avid corruption at his department and the proliferation of illegal immigrants in our country?

[fananelsonmbambo]

Here in South Africa we don't have home affairs but ANC corruption affairs

[MfundoMazibuko-dw]

Please help us in Mpumalanga Perdekop they a many people need ID 🙏🙏

[haneefadelacroes]

Should look at providing collection service for ID & Passports on a permanent basis.

[oprapotgieter]

How will rural benefits from traceling long distances.

[BarbaraMunsamy-oi]

What about Phoenix home affairs are they doing the smart cards so much old people can't travel

[sergioborba]

What about invitation letters? For the change over of green barcoded ID’S to smart I’d cards ?

[dumisaninxumalo]

The ANC "Having us " club must be totally removed starting with the municipal elections

[eunicexaba]

ekurhuleni they go to schools even.today is.friday i pass the people they wait for home affars at barcelona daveyton vezukhona secondary

[MR-SIBIYA]

I find it peculiar and humorous that the system at most Home Affairs Offices seems to always go offline after 1 pm daily.