Issuance of 2.5M smart IDs part of South Africa’s 2025 budget plan
South Africa’s Home Affairs Department says it plans to issue at least 2.5 million smart ID cards with funds from…
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Biometric IDV requirement for SA relief grant beneficiaries sparks complaints
Some beneficiaries of Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants managed by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) must now…
South Africa rejigs its digital payments ecosystem to increase financial inclusion
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has published a national digital payments roadmap which proposes several novelties including the adoption…
Africa’s digital ID experiences yield lessons on engaging stakeholders, open standards
There is significant progress in the implementation of legal and digital identity systems in Africa, but there is a barrage…
ID4Africa celebrates identity strides as 10th AGM kicks off with record attendance
The 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGM) of ID4Africa, the identity movement which is now easily the largest on the continent,…
IOM and Japan back biometrics at Sri Lanka ports of entry
Biometric technology use continues to grow at airports around the world. Air transport industry IT provider SITA predicts that by…
South Africa conducts biometric voter registration for prison inmates
Inmates being held at correctional facilities across South Africa will from today undergo biometric voter registration ahead of the country’s…
South Africa records 1M live birth registrations in 2022 with high rates in populated provinces
South Africa’s national statistics agency (Statistics South Africa, or Stats SA) has indicated that the rate of live birth registration…
South Africa fixes date for final round of voter registration ahead of 2024 general polls
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (EC) has fixed February 3 and 4, 2024 as date for the final round…
South African parliamentary delegates briefed on biometric ID card, passport issuance reforms
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told delegates of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), the country’s upper…
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