South Africa’s plans to roll out a digital ID under the MyMzansi Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Roadmap are reported to be lagging after the country missed an April 2025 deadline to finalize and get the legal framework for the initiative approved by cabinet. According to the MyMzansi plan, the South African government had projected to have a functional national digital ID system before the end of last year. Among other things, she cited the launch of the MyMzansi DPI plan, an ongoing pilot on data-sharing among government entities, as well as progress in the rollout of the digital ID program and other digital services. The MyMzansi DPI roadmap is a blueprint designed to transform how citizens access services from government and the private sector. Article TopicsAfrica | biometrics | digital government | digital ID | digital public infrastructure | MyMzansi | South Africa