CAPE TOWN, Wednesday 21 October 2026 — National Treasury has allocated R150 million to strengthen the government team developing MyMzansi, a digital platform intended to provide South Africans with a single point of access to public services.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the allocation during Wednesday’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement.
The funding forms part of government’s broader efforts to modernise public administration and expand digital access to essential services.
Funding supports technical development
According to Treasury, the allocation will strengthen the technical capabilities of the digital services unit responsible for developing MyMzansi.
The funding is included in the 2026 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure.
It is intended to provide specialist capacity, governance support and technical resources required to develop and implement the platform.
The digital services unit operates as part of Operation Vulindlela’s public-sector reform programme.
The programme is coordinated through the Presidency and National Treasury.
Government plans single service platform
MyMzansi is intended to consolidate access to services currently provided through separate government departments and systems.
Proposed services include digital applications, document requests and verification processes.
Government has identified digital matric certificates as an early practical use case.
Other proposed services include driving licence renewals and access to selected government records.
The platform is also expected to support digital identity services being developed by the Department of Home Affairs.
However, the full range of services and implementation dates has not yet been confirmed.
Digital identity development continues
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber demonstrated a working digital identity prototype earlier this month.
The demonstration showed how a person could verify their identity using a mobile device and securely share selected information.
Government intends to link digital identity credentials to the national population register.
The proposed system is expected to complement existing physical identity documents rather than immediately replace them.
Home Affairs has indicated that digital identity use will be voluntary.
Data-sharing reforms form part of programme
MyMzansi is one component of a broader digital public infrastructure programme.
Another component, MzansiXchange, is intended to support secure information exchange between government institutions.
Treasury says improved data-sharing capabilities could strengthen beneficiary verification and help identify duplicate claims across social assistance and other public programmes.
The programme also includes work on digital payments and the modernisation of government websites.
These initiatives are intended to reduce administrative duplication and improve access to services.
Public launch date remains uncertain
Although prototypes have been demonstrated, government has not announced a confirmed nationwide public launch date for MyMzansi.
The R150 million allocation is intended to strengthen development capacity rather than fund an immediate national rollout.
Further implementation details will depend on the completion of technical systems, departmental integration and the relevant governance arrangements.
