28 Jan 2026

Opening up Government services in South Africa

From Nine To Noon, 9:30 am on 28 January 2026

Accessing Government services to apply for the likes of a passport or maybe some kind of funding, can often be a frustrating experience, with long queues or waits on the phone. But a New Zealand tech company says it has built a one-stop-shop digital services app for the government of South Africa that could cut many of those delays. 

The app is called MyMzansi and on it residents can access a digital ID, including driver's licences, as well as a payments gateway and a digital wallet. The New Zealand company Silverstripe was brought in to help build the app - and did so within a 10 -week period, something many countries have taken years to build. 

The developers behind the MyMzansi app hope to cut queues and wait times for Government services.

Photo: Supplied by Silverstripe