South Africa advances broader digital identity and public services ecosystem
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has launched a new portal that seeks to further ease access to Smart ID…
South Africa
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South Africa targets September digital ID readiness under MyMzansi roadmap
South Africa says it intends to achieve full regulatory readiness for its planned national digital ID and continue the development…
South Africa expands Smart ID rollout through Absa bank partnership
Absa has become South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs’ latest bank partner to support the adoption of the smart ID…
South Africa overhauls SIM registration to combat identity fraud
The South African government and other stakeholders in the telecommunications industry have agreed to introduce changes to the legislative framework…
South Africa tenders biometric case management system for migration enforcement
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is looking for a service provider to build a system and supply biometric…
South Africa boosts Smart ID adoption through expanded bank network
Access to Smart ID cards in South Africa has substantially increased in the last three months following a jump in…
South Africa Home Affairs seeks $828M budget for digital ID, biometric visa projects
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has tabled a budget of 13.8 billion Rand (about US$828 million) in parliament for…
South Africa gazettes digital ID draft regulation, seeks comments
South Africans have up to June 6 to submit comments on draft amendments to the country’s Identification Act of 1997…
SLC Digital, Ideco partner on hardware-backed biometrics for fraud prevention
United States-based identity fraud solution firm SLC Digital and Ideco Biometrics, are combining their technologies and technical capabilities to enhance…
South Africa establishes fully digitalized ID issuance system in local banks
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has announced that Smart ID cards can now be obtained directly from many banks…
