Cape Town man’s 20-year battle for identity document

Genevieve Serra

A FORMER prisoner who has turned his life around for the better and who has never owned an identity document (ID) is at his wits end after waiting for more than 20 years for the matter to be resolved. In a last attempt for success, Dawood Abrahams, 41, approached the Cape Argus yesterday after visiting several Home Affairs offices in Cape Town, together with his wife, Aqeela Linnert. The couple from Sea Winds are married according to Islamic law. Abrahams said due to being incarcerated, he was never able to obtain an ID and claimed he made various applications over the years and even did DNA tests to prove that he was a South African citizen. He said he submitted fingerprints on numerous occasions, including the identification documents belonging to…

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Cape Argus (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-19

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