Tragic end to man who applied for SA ID, then killed himself

SHOOT: Home Affairs tore up his application, and he needed the ID book to prove he was a legal resident of South Africa. Seems to me Home Affairs were holding out for a bribe. Guy seems like a decent citizen.

clipped from www.sowetan.co.za I had gone to Home Affairs offices to apply for an ID book, and waited for three months for it. But when I returned to check on it , I did not get it. I am not prepared to steal. I don’t want to go to prison. I would rather die than go to jail. I have so many debts, which I am struggling to repay. Death is the only option. I am sorry, but I have no other choice other than to kill myself. I tried everything to lead a normal life, but because I could not get an ID book, life is not worth living for.