(a-b) According to the Departmental Strategic Plan 2015–2020 the department has targeted to automate the registration of marriages, divorces, deaths and citizenship business processes by the end of the 2017/2018 financial year. Currently it has only committed to continue with automation of the ID smart card and passport system through live capture in the 2015/2016 financial year. At an appropriate time the department will make further announcement on the modernisation project.