Smart ID system secure – Home Affairs
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on Wednesday slammed reports alleging that Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba was misleading the country on the security of the new Smart ID system and what it claims to be the misrepresentation of Gauteng provincial manager Albert Matsaung’s presentation made to the Home Affairs Parliamentary Committee.
Earlier this week, the Democratic Alliance said the new biometric smart ID system currently being rolled out was susceptible to fraud and corruption after syndicates managed to acquire fraudulent IDs for non-South African citizens.
However, the DHA explained that the fraudulent instances Matsaung was referring to had occurred during applications for green barcoded IDs and not during applications for Smart ID cards.
He had, the DHA insisted, noted that suspected fraudulent green barcoded IDs were used to apply for Smart ID cards; however, a strategy implemented to “clean up” the National Population Register (NPR) of cases where non-South African citizens “found their way” into the system and had acquired green barcoded IDs fraudulently, had red-flagged the attempts.
More than 60 cases of suspected fraud were reported to the Counter Corruption unit for investigation.
“To this end, the department maintains its initial stance that the introduction of the Smart ID card remains the best solution to challenges that were experienced previously through the manipulation of the application processes for the green barcoded ID book,” the DHA said in a statement.
“. . . the introduction of the Smart ID card, through its secured processes, protects the integrity and restores the dignity of the NPR.”
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