Johannesburg – The Department of Home Affairs will open its offices for an extra two hours on Friday, 2 February 2024 from 16:00 to 18:00 for ID collection.
On Saturday 3 February and Sunday 4 February 2024, the offices will open for nine hours, from 08:00 to 17:00 on each day, for citizens to collect their IDs in support of the 3 and 4 February 2024 Voter Registration Weekend.
Services to be offered are application and collection of IDs and applications for Temporary Identification Certificates (TICs).
TICs cost R70 and are issued on the spot.
With these documents, eligible voters will be able to register for the 2024 national and provincial elections.
In addition, clients can now book collection appointments before visiting offices, using the Branch Appointment Booking System (BABS), which is available on the DHA Website – http://www.dha.gov.za through this link; BABS.
Alternatively, clients can simply visit our offices without making a booking.
“We want to assist those who need an ID to participate in the voter registration an opportunity to come and collect their documents,” said Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza.
“We particularly encourage young people to come to our offices from Friday afternoon and over the weekend to come and apply or collect their documents.”
Siya Qoza, Head of Communications in the Department of Home Affairs, said: “We encourage clients who have applied for identification documents and have been waiting for three weeks or more, to seize this opportunity by visiting their Home Affairs office to collect these critical documents.
Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission (IEC) said following the first registration weekend held in November 2023, the voters’ roll contains 26.8 million voters.
Mzansi’s 23 296 voting stations will open from 08:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 3 February and Sunday 4 February 2024 to allow new voters to register and existing voters to check and if necessary update their registration details ahead of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
The IEC said earlier this week that it was hopeful that the second registration weekend would build on and surpass the satisfactory turnout recorded in November.
Citizens aged 16 years and older can register to vote.
All they need is a South African identity document (ID), either a green barcoded ID book, smartcard ID, or a valid temporary ID certificate.
When registering, voters will need to provide their address or a description of where they live to allow the IEC to place them on the correct segment of the voters’ roll.
However, proof of an address is not a requirement to register as a voter.
The online voter registration portal (https://registertovote.elections.org.za) remains available until the date of the proclamation of the elections for first-time voters to register and for those who are already registered to update their registration details.
Registered voters can visit the IEC website (www.elections.org.za) to check their current registration details and voting station location.
They can also SMS their ID number to 32810 to receive an SMS containing the address of their voting station (charged at R1).
The IEC helpline is available to assist citizens with queries and information about the registration process and information related to the location of the voting station.
The contact centre, which can be reached on 0800 11 8000, operates from 08:00 to 17:00 on weekdays.
