Home affairs to roll out upgraded and more expensive ID verification service
Minister Leon Schreiber says new, more efficient system will act as an economic catalyst because it would take milliseconds to verify identities
23 June 2025 - 13:10
The home affairs department has increased the cost of consulting its national population register (NPR) to finance its substantial upgrades to the service.
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber said on Monday that the new, more efficient system would act as an economic catalyst because it would take milliseconds to verify identities. An upgraded NPR verification service will be rolled out on July 1 with a failure rate reduced to below 1%...
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