3 January 2019

Several Home Affairs offices across the country are operating on a 7am to 7pm shift from 2 to 11 January 2019 to ensure clients are not turned away from offices during this busy period. On a normal shift, clients are served from 08h00 in the morning until 15h30 in the afternoon.

This is a result of the long queues Home Affairs offices had experienced last year around this time.

Extending office hours at large offices and selected medium offices will help ensure citizens and clients are not turned away before receiving the services they require. This will assist also in managing queues so that people do not spend a long time waiting to be served.

The Department would like to urge citizens who had already applied for their smart ID cards, and had received notification that their cards are ready, to use this opportunity to collect them. Those who have not applied for their smart ID cards are encouraged to capitalize on the extended hours and accordingly apply with speed, ahead of the general elections. All other services will be offered, including application for and collection of passports and registration of births, marriages and deaths.

 

LIST OF OFFICES THAT WILL BE OPEN FOR EXTENDED HOURS PER PROVINCE

PROVINCE

OFFICE

EASTERN CAPE

PORT ELIZABETH

UITENHAGE

CLEARY PARK

GRAHAMSTOWN

PORT ALFRED

GRAAFF REINET

SOMERSET EAST

HUMANSDORP

MOTHERWELL

CHRIS HANI DM

QUEENSTOWN

NGCOBO

STERKSPRUIT

DUTYWA

ELLIOTDALE

WILOWVALE

KEISKAMMAHOEK

STUTTEREIHM

ZWELITSHA

KING WILLIAMS TOWN

EAST LONDON

MDANTSANE

PEDDIE

BUTTERWORTH

NQAMAKWE

CENTANE

ALICE

FORTBEAUFORT

DMO

LIBODE

NGQELENI

MOUNT FRERE

DMO'S OFFICE

MOUNT AYLIFF

LUSIKISIKI

BIZANA

FLAGSTAFF

TSOLO

MTHATHA

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

MOKOPANE

LEPHALALE

GROBLERSDAL

JANE FURSE

LEBOWAKGOMO

POLOKWANE

THOHOYANDOU

MAKHADO

TZANEEN

DMO: MOPANI

MODJADJISKLOOF

GIYANI

GAUTENG PROVINCE

MEDIUM OFFICE: MAMELODI                           

MEDIUM OFFICE: HEIDELBERG                         

LARGE OFFICE: AKASIA                              

MEDIUM OFFICE: GARANKUWA                          

MEDIUM OFFICE: IVORY PARK                         

MEDIUM OFFICE: ALEXANDRA                          

TH LORD KHAYILE (IVORY PARK)                      

MEDIUM OFFICE: RANDBURG                           

TH MAPONYA MALL 12                                

LARGE OFFICE: JOHANNESBURG                        

MEDIUM OFFICE: ROODEPOORT                         

LARGE OFFICE: SOWETO                              

TH ELDORADO PARK                                  

MEDIUM OFFICE: ALBERTON                           

MEDIUM OFFICE: EDENVALE                           

MEDIUM OFFICE: BENONI                             

MEDIUM OFFICE: KEMPTONPARK                        

TH TEMBISA                                        

MEDIUM OFFICE: BRAKPAN                            

TH FARANANI                                       

LARGE OFFICE: GERMISTON                           

MEDIUM OFFICE: VOSLOORUS                          

MEDIUM OFFICE: BOKSBURG                           

DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OFFICE: TSHWANE             

LARGE OFFICE: PRETORIA                            

MEDIUM OFFICE: CENTURION                          

MEDIUM OFFICE: BRONKHORSTSPRUIT                   

MEDIUM OFFICE: SOSHANGUVE                         

LARGE OFFICE: VEREENIGING                         

MEDIUM OFFICE: SEBOKENG                           

MEDIUM OFFICE: VAN DER BIJL PARK                  

TH BOPHELONG                                      

TH SHARPVILLE/BOITSHEPIVILLE (GOVAN MBEKI)        

LARGE OFFICE: RANDFONTEIN                         

MEDIUM OFFICE: KAGISO                             

MEDIUM OFFICE: KRUGERSDORP                        

PSP HEKPOORT                                      

PSP DOBSONVILLE                                   

DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OFFICE: EKURHULENI          

DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OFFICE: JOHANNESBURG        

DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OFFICE: SEDIBENG            

FREE STATE PROVINCE

BETHLEHEM

BLOEMFONTEIN

DMO MANGAUNG

BOTSHABELO

PHUTHADITJHABA

KROONSTAD

SASOLBURG

WELKOM

BULTFONTEIN

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

BARBERTON

MAPULANENG

HAZYVIEW

KOMATIPOORT

MHALA

TINTSWALO

SABIE

NKOMAZI

WITBANK

MKOBOLA

BELFAST

MASHISHING

MALELANE

WHITE RIVER

ERMELO

CAROLINA

BETHAL

EERSTEHOEK

MPULUZI

PIET RETIEF

SECUNDA

STANDERTON

VOLKSRUST

SIYABUSHWA

KWAMHLANGA

MIDDELBURG

NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

KIMBERLEY

JAN KEMPDORP

PAMPIERSTAD

DMO FRANCES BAARD

KURUMAN

UPINGTON

KWA ZULU NATAL PROVINCE

UMGUNGUNDLOVU

IXOPO

UMZIMKHULU

KOKSTAD

NEWCASTLE

ESTCOURT

LADYSMITH

KWADUKUZA

ESHOWE

UTHUNGULU

EMPANGENI

MO PONGOLA

HLUHLUWE

NONGOMA

LO ZULULAND

MTUBATUBA

MBAZWANA

MO VRYHEID

TONGAAT

WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

CERES

PAARL

ATLANTIS

SOMERSET WEST

WORCESTER

BEAUFORT WEST

MOSSEL BAY

GEORGE

OUDTSHOORN

PLETTENBERG BAY

MITCHELL'S PLAIN

WYNBERG

NYANGA

CAPE TOWN

CALEDON

SWELLENDAM

SWELLENDAM

GRABOUW

GRABOUW

BREDASDORP

BELLVILLE

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

KLERKSDORP

POTCHEFSTROOM

WOLMARANSSTAD

VRYBURG

GANYESA

ZEERUST MO

MMABATHO LO

LICHTENBURG MO

MANKWE MO

RUSTENBURG LO

BRITS MO

 

Enquiries:

Siya Qoza, 082 898 1657 (spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs)

David Hlabane, 071 342 4284 (media manager for the Department of Home Affairs)


Issued by the Department of Home Affairs