Zimbabwe biometric voter registration system to cost $55 million
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s (ZEC) chairperson Rita Makarau said earlier this week that it will cost $55 million to deploy…
Search Results for: Zimbabwe
Labour industry stakeholders want biometric payroll registration for Zimbabwe civil service
In an effort to weed out ghost workers, reduce costs of wages and open up money for developmental projects, labour…
Biometrics to verify voters in Uganda; Zimbabwe and Pakistan evaluating costs, usability
Uganda’s electoral commission (EC) is to meet this week to explain its decision to use biometric voter verification in the…
Zimbabwe to introduce ePassports
Zimbabwe is exploring the implementation of ePassports before the end of the year, according to the country’s Home Affairs co-minister Theresa…
Biometrics technology to be used in Zimbabwe’s elections
According to a recent editorial in the New Zimbabwe newspaper, election fraud and rampant cheating has always hounded elections in…
Digital identity evaluation tools to be turned on Africa
Coinciding with events for International ID Day, the Digital Identities Design and Uses project is launching an evaluation of digital…
Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
Passport contracts spark controversy, new biometrics integration possibilities inspire optimism
Biometric passports and national ID cards are prominent among the top stories on Biometric Update over the past week, with…
Global biometric surveillance developments draw regional concerns
Biometric surveillance is facing resistance globally. It is doubtless less successful than opponents would like but the resistance cannot be…
ID R&D, LexisNexis, Shufti Pro, Auraya awarded for biometrics and cybersecurity solutions
Several biometric and identity verification companies have been awarded or honoured for their technologies. Simprints is included in The 101…
