The decision by home affairs minister Leon Schreiber to hike the fees companies must pay for live access to the National Population Register database by more than 6 500% “does not make sense”. This is according to Marius Coetzee, CEO of Ideco Biometrics, a company that has helped some of the largest institutions in South Africa,…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the signing of a peace agreement between DR Congo and Rwanda, describing it as a “historic development” in efforts to restore peace and stability in the Great Lakes region. According to a statement from the African Union (AU), the agreement, signed on Friday,…
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns begin their maiden FIFA Club World Cup campaign on Tuesday against Asia’s Ulsan Hyundai, with head coach Miguel Cardoso insisting that merely escaping Group F would represent “a huge achievement” for the Pretoria side. The fixture, to be staged at the Inter Milan Stadium, marks the first of three daunting…
