South Africa's new Electronic Travel Authorisation system has already identified and rejected over 6,000 fraudulent travel applications, marking a significant step towards modernising immigration controls and enhancing border security.

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…