No More Green Books: President Details Massive Move to Digital ID to Stop Fraud by Foreigners
iReport South Africa | 08.06.2026 17:43
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will officially invalidate and phase out its legacy green barcoded identity books, labeling the 46-year-old document a catastrophic security vulnerability that is actively being weaponized by criminal syndicates and undocumented immigrants.