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Citizens can obtain replacement Smart IDs at an increased number of locations, including Home Affairs sites and an expected expansion to more than 750 bank branches offering services by the end of the year.
- Who it is for:
- Citizens needing replacement Smart IDs
- How to act on it:
- Obtain a replacement Smart ID at the increased Home Affairs sites or at bank branches that offer the service.
South Africans will eventually be able to access secure digital versions of Home Affairs documents on their mobile devices through a voluntary Digital ID system, while retaining the option of using physical identity documents.
- Who it is for:
- South Africans who want secure digital versions of Home Affairs documents
- How to act on it:
- Access secure digital versions of Home Affairs documents on mobile devices using the voluntary Digital ID system (when available).
A bank-based Home Affairs mobile unit has been launched to bring secure Smart ID services directly to remote, peri-urban, and previously underserved communities, starting in Tembisa.
- Who it is for:
- People in remote, peri-urban, and previously underserved communities (starting in Tembisa)
- How to act on it:
- Access Smart ID services through the bank-based Home Affairs mobile unit launched in Tembisa.
The Department of Home Affairs has expanded its Digital Partnership with Absa, increasing the number of locations where South Africans can apply for a Smart ID Card. Smart ID services are available at participating bank branches, and the article reports that access is also available when combined with modernised Home Affairs offices.
- Who it is for:
- South Africans who want to apply for a Smart ID Card
- How to act on it:
- Use participating bank branches (and/or modernised Home Affairs offices) to access Smart ID services and apply for a Smart ID Card.
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, with partners, annually hosts the National Schools Moot Court Competition to help schoolchildren understand the Constitution and its values.
- Who it is for:
- schoolchildren
- How to act on it:
- Take part in the National Schools Moot Court Competition hosted annually by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (in partnership with the Department of Basic Education and the South African Human Rights Commission).
The Milestones of Freedom campaign gives South Africans an opportunity to reflect on the historic journey and what it means to live in a democratic South Africa.
- Who it is for:
- South Africans from all walks of life
- How to act on it:
- Participate in the Milestones of Freedom campaign by reflecting on the historic journey and what it means to live in a democratic South Africa.
The Eastern Cape DRDAR has launched a Grain Commercialisation Chapter aimed at building sustainable farming enterprises and expanding access to markets, as part of its Agriculture Commercialisation Programme. The provincial agriculture department allocated R80 million to the grain and oilseeds value chain to support grain and oilseed production on 24 000 hectares across the province, with the goal of helping farmers move beyond subsistence to thriving agricultural businesses.
- Who it is for:
- emerging grain farmers in the Eastern Cape, including young, women and other producers participating in grain value chains
- How to act on it:
- Attend/participate in the Grain Commercialisation Chapter launch and Harvest Day and engage with the department’s targeted support under the Agriculture Commercialisation Programme (no application steps are stated in the article).
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and provincial taxi leadership have agreed to hold ongoing structured engagements with regular progress reviews to resolve key taxi-industry challenges and improve public transport continuity.
- Who it is for:
- the provincial taxi industry leadership and taxi sector stakeholders involved in resolving sector challenges
- How to act on it:
- Participate through the structured engagements and progress reviews between the department and taxi leadership (no application process is described).
The parties agreed to implement joint interventions to address commuter safety concerns, including allegations of intimidation and harassment, as part of ensuring safe public transport services.
- Who it is for:
- commuters and taxi-sector stakeholders involved in commuter safety
- How to act on it:
- Safety issues are addressed through joint interventions between the department and taxi leadership (no reporting or application process is described).
The agreement includes accelerated resolution of operating licence issuance, including verification and inheritance matters, to help address operating-licence and compliance challenges in the taxi sector.
- Who it is for:
- taxi operators and stakeholders affected by operating licence issuance, verification and inheritance matters
- How to act on it:
- Engage with the department’s accelerated operating-licence resolution process (no submission steps are described).
South Africans are encouraged to wear the national colours (green and gold) on “Banyana Fridays” and continue backing Banyana Banyana throughout their WAFCON 2026 journey.
- Who it is for:
- South Africans
- How to act on it:
- Wear your green and gold on Banyana Fridays and continue to stand united behind our national team throughout their WAFCON 2026 journey.
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- Who it is for:
- Media
- How to act on it:
- Utilise stories, pictures and other material from the SAnews site and from its Facebook and X accounts.