South Africa still waiting for biometric system upgrade after spending whole budgeted amount
South Africa paid out more than 280 million South African rand (approximately US$16.7 million) to EOH Holdings half a decade…
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Stakeholders debate legality, efficacy of South Africa’s biometric SIM registry proposal
Mobile network operators and digital media companies in South Africa have taken a series of complaints about proposed biometric identity…
Minister says Nigeria’s ambitious digital ID registry should be complete by 2025
Nigeria’s minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, says his country’s vision is to complete a…
Biometric self-service ID, passport kiosks planned for South Africa
South Africa’s Home Affairs Department has unveiled plans for the imminent roll-out of a biometric self-service system to enable citizens…
South Africans told biometric-SIM link is ‘next step,’ ‘evolution’ as consultation closes
Reported details and reaction are emerging to the March 2022 proposal by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA),…
Biometric air travel initiatives advance in Singapore, US, South Africa, UK, Brazil
Initiatives utilizing biometrics systems have been unveiled around the world, with Singapore planning to deploy new iris and facial biometrics…
Concerns about SIM registration with biometrics are genuine, digital rights activists argue
Tony Roberts and Ridwan Oloyede, authors of an opinion article published by Thompson Reuters Foundation News, have argued that people…
Carnegie report suggests biometrics and digital ID adoption can help South Africa’s cybersecurity
South Africa’s position as a key financial hub for Africa is being undermined by a lacklustre approach and commitment to…
Group challenges order blocking 72M SIMs unlinked to biometrics in Nigeria
The decision by Nigeria’s federal government to order the blocking of more than 72 million SIM cards not linked to…
South Africa’s Home Affairs and EOH set for arbitration over $27M biometrics contract
Counter claims between the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed EOH tech group continue over a R400 million…
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