Editing National identification number (section)

====HANIS====
In contrast to other countries the South African ID number is not unique, at least because of the use of a two-digit year. Other issues with duplications exist:<ref>{{cite web|author=Independent Newspapers Online |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_South%20Africa&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20090307075303851C193702 |title=Durban man tells of identity number woes - South Africa &#124; IOL News |publisher=IOL.co.za |date=2009-03-07 |access-date=2012-07-13}}</ref> however the Department of Home Affairs [[HANIS Project]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dha.gov.za/Hannis_project.asp |title= South African Department of Home Affairs|website=www.dha.gov.za |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621074538/http://www.dha.gov.za/Hannis_project.asp |archive-date=21 June 2009}}</ref> has planned to rectify that with ID smart cards. The timeline for that is undetermined as the last budget request for 08/09 and 09/10 included requests for budget for it<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pmg.org.za/report/20080604-department-home-affairs-budget-and-strategic-plan-200809-201011-and-b |title=Department of Home Affairs: Strategic Plan 2008–11 and Transformation Programme &#124; Parliamentary Monitoring Group &#124; Parliament of South Africa monitored |publisher=Pmg.org.za |date=2008-06-04 |access-date=2012-07-13 |archive-date=2012-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301144957/http://www.pmg.org.za/report/20080604-department-home-affairs-budget-and-strategic-plan-200809-201011-and-b |url-status=live }}</ref> despite the project being active since 1997.