MTN beefs up security to fight ID fraud

MTN beefs up security to fight ID fraud

MTN South Africa is beefing up security at customer touchpoints in an effort to fight fraud and make its services more efficient. The telecommunications operator, which is owned by JSE-listed MTN Group, said on Wednesday that it will deploy a digital ID system with real-time biometrics across all its stores nationwide. The roll-out follows a…

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Solly Malatsi seeks out-of-court deal in TV migration fight

Solly Malatsi seeks out-of-court deal in TV migration fight

Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Government is seeking an out-of-court solution to the impasse between government, e.tv and others over the switch-off of analogue television broadcasts. South Africa’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television is on hold once again after the high court in Pretoria in March granted broadcaster e.tv and others an…

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Africa: Fight to End Aids – ‘This Is Not Just a Funding Gap – It’s a Ticking Time Bomb’

Africa: Fight to End Aids – ‘This Is Not Just a Funding Gap – It’s a Ticking Time Bomb’

Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV — but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive. The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection – warns that a historic funding crisis now threatens…

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