Home Affairs’ new Digital Partnership Model is streamlining the Smart ID application process, making it faster and more accessible for citizens at selected bank branches.

By the end of the week, new machines will be operational in 17 bank branches in South Africa, enabling clients of two of South Africa’s biggest banks to apply for a smart ID in 5 to 10 minutes.

A digital partnership with major banks allows South Africans to apply for Smart ID cards at selected branches in minutes.

The Smart ID services at Capitec are available across five provinces, with the sixth one to be added by Friday ...

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Capitec has revealed that its Smart ID application kiosks are run on the latest tech from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in order to do away with Home Affairs agents ...

The first phase of the process has already gone live. Nine South African banks are involved in the initiative at the moment.

Over the course of a decade the DHA welcomed 30 bank branches to its Smart ID but recently added 17 more in a matter of months.

Five bank branches in KwaZulu-Natal now offer smart ID card applications, with more expected to open across the province as the programme expands.

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has digitised Smart ID applications by partnering with local bank branches, allowing applicants to complete the process quickly.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.