diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py
index 9a54f1ecb2..4fb4203e45 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/za/forms.py
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ class ZAIDField(Field):
     }
 
     def clean(self, value):
-        # strip spaces and dashes
-        value = value.strip().replace(' ', '').replace('-', '')
-
         super(ZAIDField, self).clean(value)
 
         if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
             return u''
 
+        # strip spaces and dashes
+        value = value.strip().replace(' ', '').replace('-', '')
+
         match = re.match(id_re, value)
 
         if not match:
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ class ZAPostCodeField(RegexField):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ZAPostCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{4}$',
-            max_length=None, min_length=None)
+            max_length=None, min_length=None, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/__init__.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/__init__.py
index 40a96afc6f..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/za.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/za.py
index a948964b8d..c912421220 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/za.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/za.py
@@ -1,40 +1,29 @@
-tests = r"""
-# ZAIDField #################################################################
+from django.contrib.localflavor.za.forms import ZAIDField, ZAPostCodeField
 
-ZAIDField validates that the date is a valid birthdate and that the value
-has a valid checksum. It allows spaces and dashes, and returns a plain 
-string of digits.
->>> from django.contrib.localflavor.za.forms import ZAIDField
->>> f = ZAIDField()
->>> f.clean('0002290001003')
-'0002290001003'
->>> f.clean('000229 0001 003')
-'0002290001003'
->>> f.clean('0102290001001')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-...
-ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid South African ID number']
->>> f.clean('811208')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-...
-ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid South African ID number']
->>> f.clean('0002290001004')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-...
-ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid South African ID number']
+from utils import LocalFlavorTestCase
 
-# ZAPostCodeField ###########################################################
->>> from django.contrib.localflavor.za.forms import ZAPostCodeField
->>> f = ZAPostCodeField()
->>> f.clean('abcd')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-...
-ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid South African postal code']
->>> f.clean('0000')
-u'0000'
->>> f.clean(' 7530')
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-...
-ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid South African postal code']
 
-"""
+class ZALocalFlavorTests(LocalFlavorTestCase):
+    def test_ZAIDField(self):
+        error_invalid = [u'Enter a valid South African ID number']
+        valid = {
+            '0002290001003': '0002290001003',
+            '000229 0001 003': '0002290001003',
+        }
+        invalid = {
+            '0102290001001': error_invalid,
+            '811208': error_invalid,
+            '0002290001004': error_invalid,
+        }
+        self.assertFieldOutput(ZAIDField, valid, invalid)
+
+    def test_ZAPostCodeField(self):
+        error_invalid = [u'Enter a valid South African postal code']
+        valid = {
+            '0000': '0000',
+        }
+        invalid = {
+            'abcd': error_invalid,
+            ' 7530': error_invalid,
+        }
+        self.assertFieldOutput(ZAPostCodeField, valid, invalid)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavortests.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavortests.py
index 10ddf9abc5..66059383d3 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavortests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavortests.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from localflavor.cz import tests as localflavor_cz_tests
 from localflavor.se import tests as localflavor_se_tests
-from localflavor.za import tests as localflavor_za_tests
 
 from localflavor.ar import ARLocalFlavorTests
 from localflavor.at import ATLocalFlavorTests
@@ -32,10 +30,10 @@ from localflavor.tr import TRLocalFlavorTests
 from localflavor.uk import UKLocalFlavorTests
 from localflavor.us import USLocalFlavorTests
 from localflavor.uy import UYLocalFlavorTests
+from localflavor.za import ZALocalFlavorTests
 
 
 __test__ = {
     'localflavor_cz_tests': localflavor_cz_tests,
     'localflavor_se_tests': localflavor_se_tests,
-    'localflavor_za_tests': localflavor_za_tests,
 }
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/__init__.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/__init__.py
index 2cc725b4e0..ba34c164f3 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/__init__.py
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ from regressiontests.forms.localflavortests import (
     UKLocalFlavorTests,
     USLocalFlavorTests,
     UYLocalFlavorTests,
+    ZALocalFlavorTests,
 )