South Africa has officially launched its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), allowing eligible travellers from China, India, Indonesia and Mexico to complete the visa process digitally as the country moves to modernise its immigration system

South Africa is turning to machine learning, biometrics and facial recognition to control who enters the country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s new ETA system will simplify travel, strengthen border security and support tourism and investment as government moves to modernise…