{"id":8972,"date":"2024-07-30T08:32:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T06:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datanamixdev.wpengine.com\/media\/?p=8972"},"modified":"2024-07-30T08:34:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T06:34:28","slug":"good-news-for-south-africans-with-green-id-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.datanamix.com\/media\/2024\/07\/30\/good-news-for-south-africans-with-green-id-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Good news for South Africans with green ID books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Africa\u2019s green ID books will likely remain valid for years to come as the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) isn\u2019t issuing enough smart ID cards to wholly migrate to the newer technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the DHA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dha.gov.za\/index.php\/statements-speeches\/1791-budget-vote-speech-delivered-by-hon-njabulo-b-nzuza-mp-deputy-minister-home-affairs-on-the-occasion-of-the-home-affairs-budget-vote-debate-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">budget vote speech<\/a>\u00a0presented on Monday, 15 July 2024, deputy minister Njabulo Nzuza said the department wants to issue 2.5 million smart ID cards during the 2024\/25 financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/government\/545101-good-news-for-south-africans-with-green-id-books.html?utm_source=newsletter\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s green ID books will likely remain valid for years to come as the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) isn\u2019t issuing enough smart ID cards to wholly migrate to the newer technology. 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