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Home Affairs breaks ID record
08/05/2008 15:14 - (SA)
Johannesburg - The Department of Home Affairs has issued an identity card (ID) to a disabled woman in a record two days, the Daily Sun reported on Thursday.
The newspaper reported last week that Victoria Modise, 37, of Diepkloof Zone, Soweto lost her ID last year and applied for a replacement but was told she needed to be fingerprinted.
Modise, who has no arms, was not able to produce fingerprints.
The Daily Sun reported that a public outcry led to the department issuing the ID to Modise on Wednesday.
A representative from the department, Benjamin Khoza, who handed over the ID, apologised to Modise for the hardship she went through.
"I was personally very touched to read your story in the paper. It is really sad that something like this happened. It is clearly an embarrassment to us," Khoza said.
Khoza said the department was investigating the matter and would take disciplinary action against the people responsible.
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