South Africa builds mDL as part of MyMzansi’ functional ID component
South Africa’s Communication Minister Solly Malatsi recently made a demo of a mobile driver’s license (mDL) prototype recently built within…
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South Africa trials govt data exchange platform modeled after Estonia’s X-Road
South Africa’s National Treasury is leading a year-long pilot for a data exchange platform labelled MzansiXchange within the framework of…
South Africa’s MyMzansi DPI blueprint to revolutionize public service culture
The South African government has expressed optimism that the effective implementation of digital public infrastructure (DPI) under the MyMzansi Digital…
South Africa introduces single digital ID as part of MyMzansi DPI plan
South Africa’s Communications Minister Solly Malatsi says the future of the country’s digital government lies in large part in the…
Deepfakes on steep rise in South Africa, fintech & banking hardest hit
The Senior Director of Fraud Product Management at TransUnion Africa, Amritha Reddy, has bemoaned the supersonic surge in deepfake cases…
South Africa unveils roadmap for single digital ID system
The South African government is working out a plan for the introduction of a single digital ID system that will…
South African govt awards $28M biometrics contract to ‘faceless’ firm
South Africa’s Government Pensions Management Agency has apparently awarded a biometrics contract to a company that is in the process…
ROC partner Vigilate AI tapped to stop SIM, ID fraud in South Africa
There’s a growing wave of identity theft and SIM swap fraud incidents in South Africa, and the country’s major telco,…
Securing benefit programs with digital ID in Indonesia, Brazil, India
Indonesia will use its digital identity system to onboard and verify beneficiaries of the state social protection program, Perlinsos. The…
South Africa Home Affairs requests $618M budget to advance digital transformation
South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has tabled a budget request of 11 billion rand (about US$618 million)…
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