Question NW253 to the Minister of Home Affairs

Reply:

Ward 79800043 in question is Meadowlands residential area, within the City of Johannesburg municipality district, Gauteng Province.

a) Yes, the Department has four (4) offices, namely the Dobsonville, Orlando, Roodepoort and Maponya Mall offices, which are all within a radius of 10 km of Ward 79800043 in Gauteng and are servicing the residents thereof. In line with the current geographical access norms, the travel distance to a Home Affairs office in Gauteng is 25km. The population in question is therefore covered in terms of the Department’s norms and standards.

b) No.

(i) Contact details of the offices are provided below for ease of reference:

Name of the Office	Adress	Office Manager	Services rendered	Contact Details
Soweto	11902 Kumalo Main Rd & Armitage St, Orlando West, Soweto, 1804	Pearl Poto	Smart Cards, Passports, Births, marriages and deaths	0119365666 072 610 0562
Dobsonville	Luthuli St, Dobsonville, Johannesburg, 1863	Pearl Poto	Births, marriages and deaths only.	0119365666 072 610 0562
Roodepoort	127 Albertina Sisulu Rd, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, 1724	Lingile Afrika	Smart Cards, Passports, Births, marriages and deaths	011 279 7300 072 611 7091
Maponya Mall	Shop 368,Chris Hani Road,Maponya Mall, SOWETO	Ruth Nthathe	Smart Cards, Passports, Births, marriages and deaths	072 919 9586 011 938 3296

(ii) The Orlando office is closest to serve residents of this ward as it is within a radius of 4 km and covers both the eastern and western side of Meadowlands. Dobsonville Home Affairs office is approximately 4 to 5km away and Maponya Mall office is approximately 7 Km away. The distance from Roodepoort Home Affairs office to the mentioned ward is at the most 10km.

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