South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has said it will no longer issue Temporary Passports from 1st September 2014.

Front Cover of a Current Issue South African Passport
The turn-around time for a passport applied for on the Department of Home Affairs’ Live Capture system takes 13 days while that applied for using the manual system is issued within 24 days.
The Department however, confirmed that it will continue to issue Emergency Travel Certificates (ETCs) under circumstances of emergency travel purposes such as when a passport is lost while abroad; and while traveling to countries that accept ETCs for purposes of assisting family members in distress or if a family member is deceased.
The ETCs are issued on the same day in consideration of the nature of circumstances presented as an emergency need.