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FNB Adds New Smart ID Collection Points in KwaZulu-Natal

FNB in partnership with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has added the FNB Cornubia branch in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to the list of branches where customers can collect their Smart ID cards and passports. The bank’s customers in the...

SA Home Affairs to Refocus on Tech Initiatives for 2020

The Department of Home Affairs in South Africa is set to work on a number of new tech-focused initiatives over the oncoming financial year, reports My Broadband looking at the National Treasury’s estimates of national expenditure in 2020. At the...

SAFPS commends Home Affairs for automated identity verification as aid to curb crime

SAFPS says biometric identification is nothing new but commends the ABIS system for its capacity to provide a single data repository. Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS is a milestone in South Africa’s pathway towards a new digital national identity system,"...

How to apply for your South African Smart ID Card at your local bank

Late last year a rumour speculating that the green ID book was no longer accepted surfaced. This was later confirmed as a hoax. Have you got your new Smart ID Card yet? Now you can apply for your new...

Gijima focuses on cloud benefits

Despite the company's recent contractual dispute with the South African Home Affairs department, which resulted in a R373.9 million settlement and a decline in earnings before deductions (EBITDA) by a whooping 72,8%, Gijima, a technology solutions provider based in...

Gijima: “Who Am I Online” settlement a painful blow

Restructuring and renewed focus on core customers may be the life-line which helps Gijima recover from a R373.9 million settlement. IT News Africa attended the interim results presentation in Sandton today, during which Gijima CEO, Jonas Bogoshi, and CFO, Carlos...

South Africa freezes smart card IDs

Johannesburg (IT News Africa) -SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the issuing of smart identity document cards has been shelved owing to investigations into the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). She revealed this during an interaction with local...

Home affairs IT infrastructure ready for world cup

THE Department of Home Affairs has declared its information technology systems ready ahead of the FIFA 2010 World Cup that South Africa will host next year. “As Honourable Members will recall and this is already in the public domain, the...

SA Home Affairs improves IT systems

SOUTH Africa’s Department of Home Affairs said its turnaround programme, where it revamped its IT systems has been a success. Director of Communications Siobhan McCarthy said this had increased the number of clients that they serve per day. He...
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