§ Electoral Act s. 6Persons who may apply for registration as voter

(1) Any South African citizen
in possession of an identity document may apply for registration as a voter.
(2) For the purposes of the general registration of voters contemplated in section 14, an
identity document includes a temporary certificate in a form which corresponds materially with
a form prescribed by the Minister of Home Affairs by notice in the Government Gazette and
issued by the Director-General
of Home Affairs to a South African citizen from particulars
contained in the population register and who has applied for an identity document.