Schreiber: Green ID will be 'phased out'
Home Affairs believes that transitioning from paper to secure digital documents will help reduce fraud and corruption within the department.
Minister Leon Schreiber shared details about the government's plan for its digital facelift on Tuesday.
During last month's State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that a new digital ID system is being developed.
Schreiber says the green ID book will also be phased out and replaced by a more secure smart ID and digital ID.
"We will do this by expanding access to everyone who qualifies for a South African ID to be able to obtain the Smart ID.
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"We have to get to more bank branches. We have to get on to the digital devices so that South Africans anywhere are able to obtain the Smart ID, then we can move away from the green ID book."
Schreiber spoke at the launch of the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum in Pretoria on Tuesday.
