Pretoria - Saturday 01 February 2014, marks the first day of the mass roll-out of the Smart ID cards by the Department of Home Affairs to 16 year-old youths and pensioners who are 60 years and above in the 28 earmarked departmental offices across the country.

In this regard, Home Affairs calls upon those who are 16 years and above first time applicants to approach the 28 home affairs offices to apply every month from now henceforth for the smart ID cards. In the same breadth we make a clarion call to pensioners who were born during the month of January and February to approach the 28 home affairs offices to apply for the smart ID card.

With effect from March this year, pensioners who are 60 years and above can start applying for the smart ID cards in accordance with their dates of birth. All other citizens are called upon to await invitations to apply.

The roll-out of the smart ID cards to all eligible South Africans will take a few years and the department accordingly makes an appeal for the public to exercise patience. The Smart ID card is one of the major achievements of the 20 years of our democracy and remains part of government efforts to consolidate the restoration of citizenship, identity and dignity to all South Africans.

At this stage, applications for the Smart ID card can only be made at the following offices:

• Soweto - Cnr Armitage & Khumalo Roads, Orlando West, 011 936 5666
• Akasia - Station Square Building, Corner Willem Cruywagen Avenue & Daan de Wet Nel Drive, Wenternes, Akasia, 012 542 9200/1
• Byron Place in Pretoria - 320 Byron Place, Corner Sophie De Bruin & Nana Sita Streets (old Schubart & Skinner Streets), 012 395 4307
• Harrison Street in Johannesburg - Cnr Harrison & Plein Street, Johannesburg, 011 639 4000/ 4139 /4191 /4137 /417

• Jane Furse - Stand 930 Vergelegen C (next to Morena Supermarket), Mamone Road, 013 265 1534
• Polokwane - cnr Grobler & Schoeman Street, Polokwane, 015 290 4600
• Tzaneen - Tzaneen Mall, North Block Offices, 89 Danie Joubert Street, 015 307 9900

• Potchefstroom - cnr Tieroog & Curlews Street, Potchindustria, 018 293 0732
• Rustenburg - 127 Bethlehem Street, 014 591 9500
• Klerksdorp - 50A O R Tambo Street, 018 462 6720

• Nelspruit - 16 Nel Street
• Middleburg - 37 SADC Street, 013 282 7299
• Emalahleni - 16 Justice Avenue, Witbank, 013 655 7618

• Bloemfontein - 10988 Cnr. George Lubbe & Moshoeshoe Street, Rocklands, 051 412 7100
• Kroonstad - Andries Steyn Building, cnr. 136 Cros & Church Street, 056 216 7700
• Welkom - SA Post Office Building, 3 Bok Street, 057 352 4700

• Kimberley - 7-9 New Main Street, 053 839 5400 / 01 / 02
• Kuruman - 3481 Bree Street, 053 712 1772
• Upington - 34 - 38 Mark street, 054 337 5700

• Mtubatuba - Jacaranda Street, Lot 176
• Durban-commercial - 66 Commercial Road
• Pietermaritzburg - 181 Church Street

• Port Elizabeth - 628 Govan Mbeki Ave (cnr of old Stone and Lavinia Street), 041 404 8300 /01
• Mthatha - 58 cnr Leeds & Owen Street, 047 502 5000
• King Williamstown - 35 Smith Street, 043 604 1200

• Wynberg - Maynard Mall, Level 2, 70 Main Road, 021 763 6400
• George - 109 York Street, Telkom Building, 044 805 4100
• Barrack Street - Fair Cape Building, 56 Barack Street, Cape Town, 021 468 4500

Issued by David Hlabane 071 527 9463, 909 Arcadia Street, Pretoria, 0001

31 January 2014