The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will open its offices on Saturdays from 21 September to 12 October 2024 to issue temporary identity certificates and ID collections and applications for matriculants.

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, said the offices will be open for five hours a day on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm and priority will be given to matriculants and learners during this period.

This comes as Grade 12 learners are expected to sit for the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, set to run from 21 October to 27 November 2024,

‘This initiative is specifically aimed to enable matriculants to write their exams which is the first step towards economic empowerment of young people. We encourage matriculants who are waiting on their IDs, along with their parents, to make their way to the nearest Home Affairs or where they applied,’ Schreiber said.

He encouraged citizens who have applied for identification documents and have received their SMS notifications to seize
this opportunity by visiting their Home Affairs office to collect their documents.

Home Affairs Deputy Minister, Njabulo Nzuza, is scheduled to visit the Orlando Home Affairs in Soweto Office on Saturday, to support the drive.

Source: South African Government News Agency