NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NO. 2763 DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2020 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 47 – 2020 2763. Mrs L F Tito (EFF) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs: (a) What is the total number of cases of blocked identity documents (IDs) in his department and (b) how long does it take his department to investigate and resolve the matter of a blocked ID? REPLY (a) The Department has eight hundred and thirteen thousand three hundred and forty-three (813 343) identified cases of blocked identity documents (IDs) under different categories. The afore-mentioned total includes cases that have to remain blocked as these cases are already investigated and/or marked for deletion so that they should not be used again as such. The breakdown of the categories are as follows: Description of Markers / Blocked IDs Number Immigrant does not qualify for automatic citizenship 222 South West Africa (S.W.A) cases 8214 Death - Correspondence file created (dead or alive cases or 17747 2763. Mrs L F Tito (EFF) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs Page 1