Dar es Salaam, April 19 -- DAR ES SALAAM: FRUSTRATION is boiling over in Dar es Salaam as residents find that the simple act of collecting their national identity cards has become a source of significant stress and wasted time.

Faced with a system plagued by delays and requiring repeated, often fruitless, trips to National Identification Authority (NIDA) offices, citizens are demanding a radical overhaul of the current procedures.

Their frustrations are amplified by NIDAs recent announcement that it will soon suspend the use of National Identification Numbers (NINs) for individuals who have been notified but have failed to turn up to collect their cards.

The mounting challenges have spurred citizens to urgently call for a more flexible...