Africa: In Addis Ababa, Guterres Urges Reforms to Give Africa Stronger Global Voice

Africa: In Addis Ababa, Guterres Urges Reforms to Give Africa Stronger Global Voice

Africa’s rising influence is being constrained by outdated global institutions, unfair borrowing costs and cascading global crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in Addis Ababa, as the United Nations and African Union reaffirmed their strategic partnership. Meeting with AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the two sides focused on deepening cooperation across peace and security,…

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Sars to give every taxpayer a digital identity in sweeping tech overhaul

Sars to give every taxpayer a digital identity in sweeping tech overhaul

 The South African Revenue Service has formally unveiled “Modernisation 3.0”, a sweeping digital transformation programme that will give every taxpayer a unique digital identity secured by biometric and two-factor authentication, deploy artificial intelligence to automate compliance and introduce an instant payment system backed by the South African Reserve Bank. The announcement came as Sars confirmed…

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