Editing National identification number (section)

====Racial classification====
During the apartheid era the next to last digit, "A", denoted "race". Since these documents were not then issued to the majority population, the "race" code does not include those classified as Black. i.e. 7605300675088

"A" Classification:

* 0: White
* 1: Cape Coloured
* 2: Malay
* 3: Griqua
* 4: Chinese
* 5: Indian
* 6: Other Asian
* 7: Other Coloured

After about 1987, the racial classification was eliminated, and all existing numbers were reissued with new digits in the last two fields (AZ).