# The Home Affairs Department is urging South Africans to collect their smart ID cards following a busy voter registration weekend. Nearly six-thousand new applications were processed, while about three-thousand-700 cards were collected. The department says only 115 temporary ID certificates were issued, indicating most citizens already have valid identification documents. Officials are encouraging people to visit their local offices to collect outstanding cards, noting that demand is largely focused on smart ID replacements as green ID book volumes continue to decline.
Home Affairs urges South Africans to collect smart ID cards after registration weekend