The Department of Home Affairs launches its Electronic Travel Authorisation system at OR Tambo, Cape Town, King Shaka and Lanseria airports, with eGate integration still to come.

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…