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- SARS Modernisation Project To Phase Out Individual Tax Numbers In Favor Of Universal Biometric Digital Identity
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Africa
The South African Revenue Service is spearheading a "Modernisation 3.0" initiative to replace separate tax and ID numbers with a single, unique digital identity for all citizens. T...
- Standard Bank Accelerates Smart ID Rollout to 20 Additional South African Branches by Late April
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Africa
Standard Bank has announced an expedited expansion of its Smart ID and passport services following a successful integration across 30 locations earlier this month. The financial in...
- Nigeria Unveils Strategic Digital Payments Report to Unlock $3.5 Trillion AfCFTA Market for Local MSMEs
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Africa
The federal government has launched a high-level report on cross-border digital payments and identity, aimed at integrating Nigerian small businesses into the African Continental F...
- Capitec Rapidly Scales Smart ID Services to 47 Branches Nationwide Following Historic Department of Home Affairs Integration
Published: Mar 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Capitec has achieved the widest geographic reach for digital identity services in South Africa, activating 40 new Smart ID locations across all nine provinces this month. The rapid...
- Media Personality Toke Makinwa Rejects Criticism Over Privacy Choices Regarding Her Newborn Daughter’s Online Identity
Published: Mar 23, 2026
Section: Africa
Toke Makinwa dismissed a social media user’s critique concerning her decision to share only partial images of her infant daughter. The media personality defended her right to manag...
- Historic Kenyan High Court Ruling Bans Telecommunications Firms From Reselling Inactive SIM Cards Without Consent
Published: Mar 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Justice Lawrence Mugambi has ruled that mobile numbers constitute a protected digital identity, prohibiting providers like Safaricom and Airtel from reassigning dormant lines witho...
- US Age Verification Laws Spark Privacy Backlash
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
New legislative mandates aimed at protecting minors are inadvertently subjecting millions of adult Americans to mandatory age-verification protocols, often powered by invasive AI s...
- NIMC Launches Nationwide Ward-Level Registration Drive to Close Identity Gaps and Streamline Access to Public Services
Published: Mar 4, 2026
Section: Africa
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has decentralized its registration process, urging Nigerians to utilize new ward-level enrollment centers to obtain their Nationa...
- The Privacy Imperative: Why Data Protection Has Become the New Frontier for Kenyan Citizenship
Published: Feb 28, 2026
Section: Africa
As Kenya rapidly accelerates its "Digital Superhighway" and integrates the Maisha Namba digital ID system, the protection of personal data has evolved from a technical niche into a...
- Digital DNA Conflict: Why Global Powers Are Battling for Control Over Your Personal Data and Strategic Information Reserves
Published: Feb 27, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A global conflict over Digital DNA has intensified as nations view personal and biological data as the most valuable resource for future dominance. In early 2026 the battle for dat...