An audit to determine the number of false IDs in South Africa could lie ahead, according to Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
In a written reply to questions, she said her department would consider such an audit in the 2007/8 financial year. "Should such an audit be deemed necessary and feasible, it will be done in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies," she said.
The issue of false documents was again in the spotlight when the SABC Special Assignment programme proved how easy it was to buy ID books and birth certificates from departmental officials as well as outsiders working with them. The department subsequently requested the footage of the documentary.
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In her reply, Mapisa-Nqakula said the purpose of the forensic audit would be to establish the extent of the number of alleged fraudulent identity documents in circulation.
The days of the green bar-coded ID book are numbered. The introduction of the new credit card style ID will be discussed at the next Cabinet lekgotla in January. Shortly after TV expose, the minister told the National Assembly the green IDs were "contaminated" by criminals and had to be replaced.
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This article was originally published on page 3 of Pretoria News on December 06, 2006
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