HOME Affairs minister Siyabonga Cwele has called on people who have applied for their Smart ID Cards and have received SMS notifications that their documents are ready for collection to go and pick them up.
Cwele made the call during an unannounced visit to the department’s Umgeni office in eThekwini on Thursday to monitor service delivery.
During the visit, Cwele observed that there were Smart ID Cards which had not been collected.
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“We appeal to people who applied for Identity Documents and have received an SMS notification that their documents are ready for collection to please come and collect these documents. IDs are key documents which enable citizens to access many government and private sector services,” said the minister.
He expressed his concern about school going children who were at home affairs offices while the schools have reopened and appealed to officials to prioritise them to ensure they get back to class as quickly as possible.
With the elections coming up, citizens need their IDs to register to vote. “We also encourage people to register to vote,” he said.
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