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Smart ID and SA bank pilot program extended

If you’re looking to apply, the Smart ID and SA bank pilot program has been extended into 2024 at these selected banks. Here’s more …

By Ray Leathern
27-09-23 09:52
in Business
South African Smart ID
The Department of Home Affairs is rolling out Smart ID Cards, designed as a safer and more efficient identity document. Image: Western Cape Government, X

Good news, the Smart ID and SA bank pilot program initiated by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has been extended. Initially the Smart ID and SA bank pilot program was supposed to run to 31 March 2023, however, it’s now confirmed that it’s being extended to 31 March 2024.

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What does this mean exactly for citizens and nationals with permanent residence in SA who want to apply for or renew their SA ID document? It means you can do so at any of the participating Smart ID and SA bank pilot program participants.

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Initially the pilot project was extended to 30 September 2023, but seeing as no permanent agreement has been signed as yet by the DHA and the banks, reports Business Tech, there is another extension into 2024.

MORE BANKS TO PARTICIPATE IN SMART ID PILOT

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Smart ID and SA bank pilot program extended. Picture: File.

“The Memorandum of Understanding with the banks will be extended to 31 March 2024,” said the DHA. The participating Smart ID and SA bank pilot program includes ABSA, Discovery Bank, FNB, Investec, Nedbank and Standard Bank.

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As convenient as it sounds to apply for and/or renew your SA ID document as part of this pilot program, there have been issues. The DHA has previously explained that satellite offices situated within the participating banks often delivered poor service. Stating system downtime as one such problem of the Smart ID and SA bank pilot program. Another was brand damage to the participating bank due to inefficiencies of the DHA.

SMART ID AND SA BANK PILOT PROGRAM CONTACTS

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Whether you’ve lost your ID document, had your identity cloned, or are simply still using the old ‘green mamba’, here’s you apply for a smart ID online. Picture: DHA/FOTOR.

STANDARD BANK

BankAddressContact Number
Standard Bank Kathu MallShop 62 Village Walk Shopping Centre Kathu, Hendrik Van Eck Street, Postmasburg053 723 9610
Standard Bank CenturionCnr Lenchen and Old Johannesburg Rd Centurion Lifestyle Centre012 671 4042
Standard Bank Killarney MallKillarney Mall, Riviera Rd, Killarney, Johannesburg011 486 0002
Standard Bank Kingsmead1 Kingsmead Way, Durban031 308 7900
Standard Bank Jubilee MallShop no. 47 Jubilee Mall corner Jubliee and Harry Gwala Road Temba Hammanskraal011 351 7814
Standard Bank Canal WalkShop 599, Upper Level, Canal Walk Shopping Center, Century Blvd, Century City021 529 8216
Standard Bank Mitchell’s PlainPromenade Corner AZ Berman Road And Morgenster Road, Mitchell’s Plain0860 123 000
Standard Bank Simmonds Street5 Simmonds St, Selby, Johannesburg011 631 1624 / 011 639 4205
Standard Bank Newton Park1 Pickering St Newton Park Port Elizabeth041 404 8319

FNB

BankAddressContact Number
FNB BurgersfortShop 55 Twin City Complex Dirk Winterbach Street Burgersfort072 457 8619 / 013 216 0098
FNB Centurion Lifestyle CentreCnr Lenchen and Old Johannesburg Rd Centurion Lifestyle Centre Centurion066 460 0530 / 012 653 2661
FNB CornubiaShop U56, Cornubia Boulevard, Cnr N2 Highway & M41, Durban031 308 7900
FNB Glen Shopping CentreShop U2, The Glen Shopping Centre, Glenvista061 495 4441
FNB GreenpointShop 1 & 2, ERF 176300, Media Quarter, Somerset Road, Greenpoint087 345 6090
FNB LynwoodShop L04 Upper-level Cnr Simon Vermooten & Lynnwood Rd Equestria Pretoria066 460 0130
FNB Merchant Place4 Merchant Place c/o Rivonia and Freedman Dr Sandton066 290 3307

NEDBANK

BankAddressContact Number
Nedbank ArcadiaShop 25, Nedbank Plaza, Beatrix Street, Arcadia066 460 0122
Nedbank Constantia Kloof16 Constantia Boulevard Constantia Kloof Roodepoort011 639 4208
Nedbank NelspruitShop 65 The Crossing Shopping Centre c/o Samora Machel and Madiba Drive Nelspruit081 336 5941
Nedbank Rivonia135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton066 290 3257
Nedbank St George’s MallShop 3 The Box, St Georges Mall c/o Riebeeck Street0800 555 111

ABSA

BankAddressContact Number
Absa CenturionLifestyle Centre Shop 36 c/o Lenchen and Old Johannesburg Road Centurion Lifestyle Centre Centurion066 460 0356
Absa Key West KrugersdorpShop 80 Key West Shopping Centre cnr Paardekraal Drive and Viljoen Street Krugersdorp079 900 6457
Absa Sandton CityCnr Rivonia Road and 5th Street Sandton066 290 3314
Absa Port Elizabeth682 Cnr. Bagshaw & Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth041 404 8319

OTHER BANKS OFFERING SMART ID APPLICATIONS

  • Discovery Bank Head Office: 1 Discovery Place, c/o Rivonia Road and Katherine Street, Sandton. 0860 998 877
  • Investec Bank Sandown: 100 Grayston Dr Sandown Sandton. 011 286 7000

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