{"id":23049,"date":"2019-06-18T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/?p=23049"},"modified":"2019-07-03T11:35:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T11:35:13","slug":"remarks-by-minister-of-home-affairs-dr-aaron-motsoaledi-at-the-5th-annual-meeting-of-the-id4africa-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/fr\/remarks-by-minister-of-home-affairs-dr-aaron-motsoaledi-at-the-5th-annual-meeting-of-the-id4africa-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, at the 5th Annual Meeting of the ID4Africa Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Programme Director<\/span>, ADG Thulani Mavuso<\/span><\/p>\n

My colleague <\/span>Minister of <\/span>International Relations and Cooperation<\/span>, Dr <\/span>Naledi Pandor<\/span><\/p>\n

My colleague<\/span>,<\/span> Deputy Minister <\/span>of Home Affairs Njabulo <\/span>Nzuza<\/span><\/p>\n

Exec<\/span>utive Chairman of ID4Africa, Dr<\/span> Joseph A<\/span>tick<\/span><\/p>\n

African government officials<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

Representatives of i<\/span>nternational agenc<\/span>ies<\/span> and development organisations<\/span>, <\/span><\/p>\n

Industry experts<\/span><\/p>\n

Distinguished guests<\/span><\/p>\n

Members of the media<\/span><\/p>\n

Ladies and gentlemen,<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span> am honoured to be addressing <\/span>the <\/span>5<\/span>th<\/span> Annual Meeting of the ID4Africa Movement<\/span>.<\/span> Thank you all for coming to this important gat<\/span>hering which provides <\/span>an opportunity to share our experience<\/span>s<\/span> and learn from others about<\/span> how to tackle and resolve<\/span> challenges<\/span> i<\/span>n civil registration<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our guests would have experienced our registration systems first hand as they entered through our ports of entry. South Africans have identity documents which enable them to access many services. <\/span>Some of these are Smart ID cards which are digital and have more security features. <\/span>We have a monopoly in the services we provide because no other institution does what we do. <\/span>Hence we h<\/span>ave to do them with diligence.<\/span><\/p>\n

We issue documents which enable people to access other <\/span>essential <\/span>services. <\/span>For an example, they can use them to access social grants and education, open bank accounts and purchase homes and cars. Others use these documents to open businesses.<\/span> Quite clearly, these documents have a huge imp<\/span>act on socio-economic inclusion of our people.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>We are gathering here a few weeks after we<\/span>, in South Africa,<\/span> used the identity system to successfully usher in a new democratic government through the ballot. We used our <\/span>enabling <\/span>documents to strengthen our democracy.<\/span>
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Here in South Africa, we register people shortly after they are born, when they travel, <\/span>when they <\/span>get married and when they pass on<\/span> into the afterlife<\/span>. To this end, we have already registered 85% of<\/span> our estimated 57 million people<\/span>.<\/span> To ensure that we include the remaining 15%, we have embarked on a process of Late Registration of Birth.<\/span> This process caters for people who were not registered <\/span>within 30 days of birth. <\/span>They need to visit our offices for assistance where the process and requirements for each individual can be explained. In the main, you need to come with a parent or a relative who is docu<\/span>mented, a letter from your traditional leader<\/span> or local councilor outlining that they know you and you are who you say you are. Those who attended school, we need a copy of the record which shows the year in which they were registered. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is quite alarming that in this era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution we still have citizens on this continent of ours who are born, <\/span>get married<\/span> and die without it ever being recorded anywhere. In essence, they never existed. It is mind boggling to imagine how people go on their everyday lives and receive essential services that ea<\/span>ch citizens of each county are entitled to<\/span> without proper registration. How then do we as countries offer such services if <\/span>we don\u2019t know whom are we offering them to? In South Africa our prime statistics institution, Stat<\/span>istic<\/span>s<\/span> SA, always reminds us that what gets measured, gets done. Civic registration and statistics of the country go together to measure the amount of work a country is still faced with.<\/span><\/p>\n

I understand <\/span>that the purpose of the ID4Africa<\/span> Movement is to make sure that every human being that arrives on this planet through the African continent is registered, known and recorded. I hope with a few years to come, this goal would have been achieved for all the billion people living on this continent. Today, countries on this continent differ greatly on the amount of work that still needs to be done to achieve this goal. I am made to understand that while some countries are at 85% registra<\/span>tion, others are at 5%. ID4Africa\u00a0<\/span>exists <\/span>so that <\/span>together, in tandem, and where possible we accelerate our efforts to reach full registration for each and every citizens of the African continent.<\/span><\/p>\n

The higher registration rate in s<\/span>ome<\/span> governments has <\/span>helped the<\/span>m<\/span> to plan<\/span> better for their citizens<\/span>. <\/span>Governments<\/span> continue to rely on these statistics to plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the priorities of the new Administration<\/span>, which was elected on 08 May 2019, <\/span>is the creation of jobs. <\/span>The Department <\/span>i<\/span>s tasked with modernising our Visa Requirements to attract highly skilled foreign nationals.<\/span> As a country, we welcome the safe and orderly of migration of people. <\/span>The National Development Plan, <\/span>the pr<\/span>ime vision of our country <\/span>which we are implementing, talks about the contribution a relatively unrestricted movement of labour across the region and the continent can make in a building an inclusive economy. This, in part, is a recognition of the important role that migrants have played in our economic development and regional integration since the late 19<\/span>th<\/span> century. <\/span><\/p>\n

We are determined to ensure that we play our part in growing the economy to increase the State\u2019s capacity to fight poverty, inequality and underdevelopment.<\/span><\/p>\n

While we are doing this, we are mindful of the need to ensure that we register and document everyone who is in the country and <\/span>to know <\/span>for what purposes. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Home Affairs is a learning institution. It has to continuously evolve to meet the changing needs of citizens. The Department is embarking on a modernisation programme. This <\/span>programme include<\/span>s looking at what services<\/span> can delivered online. <\/span><\/p>\n

Conferences such as ID4A<\/span>frica<\/span> will help us to expand our horizons and to create progressive and beneficial partnerships.<\/span><\/p>\n

I urge the delegates who are visitors to take time to enjoy our beautiful country and the spirit of<\/span> Ubuntu in our hospitality <\/span>s<\/span>pace<\/span>. <\/span>Please enjoy your stay<\/span> and have a successful conference. <\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you<\/span><\/p>\n

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