Dlamini-Zuma responded to a parliamentary question posed by the Democratic Alliance's shadow Home Affairs minister Annette Lovemore, who inquired when the department anticipated introducing the 'Smart ID Card' and at what cost. The minister said that the roll-out plan is yet to be determined. She added that all South Africans would be required to obtain a card ID, which would eventually replace the current green barcoded ID book.
"Planning is in progress to ensure that infrastructure in front offices, such as live capture, is completed prior to Smart Card implementation," Dlamini-Zuma said. "The system is envisaged to be piloted during the 2012/13 financial year," she added. The cost would only be determined once the business requirements had been considered. Currently, it costs the department R140 to produce a South African ID book.
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