“Dompas Must Fall”: Xolile Vesile Shares Hilarious Reaction to Green ID Book Deadline, SA Amused

• South African content creator Xolile Vesile roasted green ID book holders who are refusing to swap their old documents for smart ID cards
• Vesile joked that standard SMS reminders would not work and that Home Affairs should send social workers to offer emotional counselling to stubborn holders
• Many South Africans flooded the comments defending their beloved green ID books, saying the news felt like a personal attack

A South African content creator has the internet in stitches after delivering a brutally funny breakdown of the green ID book deadline that has many citizens in their feelings. Facebook user Xolile Vesile posted the video on 25 September 2026, and it quickly struck a nerve with South Africans who are not quite ready to say goodbye to their iconic green identity documents.

In the clip, Vesile pointed out that time is running out for green ID book holders, and that a significant number of South Africans are stubbornly digging in their heels. He noted that the vintage documents have, in many cases, literally begun peeling and shedding a second skin beneath the plastic layer over the years, yet their owners still refuse to part with them.

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Home Affairs needs a special task force

Vesile argued that a simple SMS reminder would never be enough to convince die-hard holders to make the switch. Instead, he suggested that Home Affairs deploy special task teams to comb through system records and track down the holdouts. His proposed solutions ranged from sending social workers directly to people's homes to offer emotional counselling and personally apologise for taking away a document people feel deeply attached to, all the way to dispatching heavy repo trucks to collect the books by force, much like a car being repossessed.

The comedy landed because it reflected a very real reluctance many South Africans feel about giving up something they have carried for decades.

Watch Xolile Vesile's hilarious green ID book breakdown in the Facebook reel below:

Mzansi defends the green book

South Africans flooded the comments with equal parts laughter and genuine attachment to their old IDs:

@Raboroko Nicodemus wrote:

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"There's no expiry date on my green book. 😏"

@Nasreen Franks declared:

"Team Green ID Book 4 Life 🟩."

@Corne Victor said:

"I love my green ID book; we have a deep connection."

@Tabisa Lady-t Nomnganga admitted:

"Why do I feel personally attacked? 😭😂"

@Maritha Langeveldt joked:

"Dompas must fall 😂🤣."

@Mapaseka Bucibo offered a reality check:

"Until you need to go to the bank, lol, you'll change it crying 😂."

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• Content creator Xolile Vesile left Mzansi amused after sharing his hilarious reaction to a viral video showing a creative Capitec smart ID service application demonstration.
• Briefly News reported that South African citizens with blocked IDs can contest the status by submitting a specific set of documents to the Department of Home Affairs.
• The Department of Home Affairs is preparing to introduce direct home delivery for renewed Smart IDs and passports, allowing citizens to receive identity documents at their doorsteps through a courier model similar to bank card deliveries.

Source: Briefly News