# summary

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/national-id-bill/summary/
- Published: 2023-06-12T13:48:07+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### In the Media

 * ITWeb — [National ID and Registration Bill out for comment](https://www.itweb.co.za/content/GxwQDM1DbLE7lPVo)
 * Biometric Update.com — [South Africans get their chance to comment on national ID bill](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202306/south-africans-get-their-chance-to-comment-on-national-id-bill)
 * Pondoland Times — [Is identifying as a non-binary person safe for South Africans?](https://pondolandtimes.co.za/opinion-is-identifying-as-a-non-binary-person-safe-for-south-africans/)
 * IOL — [Draft bill to clamp down on fake IDs](https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/draft-bill-to-clamp-down-on-fake-ids-2981a8f5-5eed-4c7b-b579-7f1300ca357b)
 * Fragomen.com —[ Biometric Identification and One-Stop Border Post Bills Published for Comment](https://www.fragomen.com/insights/south-africa-biometric-identification-and-one-stop-border-post-bills-published-for-comment.html)
 * eNCA — [Home Affairs | New bill will allow IDs from age 10](https://www.enca.com/news/cabinet-approves-bill-allow-10-year-olds-have-ids)

The National Identification and Registration Bill

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In South Africa, you may only apply for an identity document when you’re 16 and 
above but, that’s about to change. Cabinet has approved a new bill that will allow
citizens to get their IDs at the age of 10.

Cabinet has given the green light for the publication of two bills for public comment.
The first one is the National Identification and Registration Bill of 2022. It seeks
to lay out an integrated digital national identification system. The second is the
One-Stop Border Post Bill. It will make it easier to get people and goods through
the country’s borders. eNCA speaks to Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

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