South Africa: Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Fatima Chohan Delivered IDs House-to-House in Knysna

press release

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Fatima Chohan delivered Identity Documents (IDs) house-to-house in the Knysna Local Municipality on Friday, 7 December 2012 as part of the department's drive to popularise the National Population Registration (NPR) campaign.

The NPR campaign is aimed at securing the country's population register through ensuring that birth registration becomes the only entry point into the population register. In this regard, mothers are encouraged to register their babies' birth within 30-days of delivery. Other aspects of the campaign are the issuance of IDs to those turning 16-years and above and the elimination of late registration of birth.

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