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The GPW completed the procurement process for the new National Smart Identity Card, entailing acquisition of four card personalisation machines and a contract for the supply of blank pre-printed polycarbonate cards.The Minister of Home Affairs plans to replace 38 million ID books with smart ID cards over the coming years. The new GPW establishment is being implemented, with the appointment of personnel to key SMS posts such as the General Manager for Strategic Management. At the end of the last ½ nancial year, 90 per cent of identi ½ ed vacant posts between levels one and 12 had been ½ lled. This year past has seen the GPW continue on its path of improved service delivery, and transformation into a modern print and media company. These developments will ensure that South African citizens, and the government departments that serve them, are empowered with state of the art, secure means of identi ½ cation such as passports, identity documents and eventually smart ID cards.

The Honourable GNM Pandor MP Minister of Home Affairs

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GPW ANNUAL REPORT 2012 | 2013