Hope glimmers after five year wait
Things may be looking up for Mr Feliciano Maunze, who has been trying to get a South African identity document for the past five years.
Things may be looking up for Mr Feliciano Maunze, who has been trying to get a South African identity document for the past five years.
The EXPRESS published an article on March 17 after Mr Maunze expressed his frustrations about trying to obtain an identity document.
At the time, Mr Maunze who is also known as Phillip, said he came to South Africa in 1961 from Mozambique to work in the mines.
He is married to a South African, has grown up children and grandchildren, but still does not have a South African Identity Document.
“I came to South Africa and worked at different mines in and around Johannesburg. My journey for a South Africa ID started in 2009 and since then, I have been back and forth between the hospital and the Department of Home Affairs.
According to Mr Maunze, when he applied for his ID, he was told to go to a doctor for health checks. He also had to visit the SAPS for a criminal background check.
Mr Muanze said he has completed all of these steps but has still not received his ID. Each time he is told his documents have expired.
The EXPRESS spoke to a senior official at the Department of Home Affairs in the City of Joburg, who requested that Mr Maunze send the necessary documentation so that he can forward the matter to the relevant people.
