News24 | Don’t fall for it: Why that ‘Home Affairs census warning’ in your WhatsApp group is wrong
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A WhatsApp warning about fake Home Affairs officials going door-to-door for census-linked ID checks and fingerprints is circulating again in South African community groups.
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