{
  "id": 10933612,
  "title": "Green ID books could be phased out within two years, Home Affairs warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/green-id-books-could-be-phased-out-within-two-years-home-affairs-warns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-09-30-green-id-books-could-be-phased-out-within-two-years-home-affairs-warns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africans who still use green bar-coded ID books are being urged to apply for Smart ID cards, although Home Affairs has not yet announced a final date for withdrawing recognition of the old documents.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}