South Africans get their chance to comment on national ID bill

The Republic of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is inviting public comments on its draft National Identification and Registration Bill, 2022.

The National Identification and Registration Bill seeks to introduce a single and integrated biometric national identification system (NIS) for anyone who finds themselves within the borders of South Africa, be they permanent residents or “foreigners who sojourn temporarily within the Republic”.

It proposes a single centralized system, “to provide for the compilation and maintenance of a …

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