Government services

Govt, business to partner on delivery

The South African government and business are set to work together to improve service delivery, with a major announcement of capacity-building partnerships between business and municipalities expected to be made in August.

South Africa to begin smart ID roll-out

South Africa will begin rolling out its new smart card IDs in the third quarter of the year, as the country moves to speed up delivery of government services while cutting down on crime and corruption involving identity documents.

South Africa upgrades birth certificates

Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor visited Johannesburg's Park Lane Hospital on Monday to hand out the first of South Africa's upgraded birth certificates, unabridged and with new security features aimed at eradicating identity theft and fraudulent birth registrations.