Home Affairs offices to open on Saturdays to assist Grade 12 pupils ahead of exams

The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will open its offices on Saturdays until October 12.

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, said the offices will be open for five hours a day on Saturdays from 8am to 1pm and priority will be given to Grade 12 pupils, who are preparing to sit for the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations from Monday October 21 to Wednesday November 27.

“This initiative is specifically aimed to enable matriculants to write their exams which is the first step towards economic empowerment of young people. We encourage matriculants who are waiting on their identity documents, along with their parents, to make their way to the nearest Home Affairs or where they applied,” Mr Schreiber said.

He encouraged citizens who have applied for identification documents and have received their SMS notifications to seize this opportunity by visiting their Home Affairs office to collect their documents.