Nearly half a million students apply for loans via digital residential ID

Zanzibar’s Second Vice President, Hemed Suleiman Abdulla, officially launches the residential address system in the Isles during the identification ceremony held at Sheikh Idris Abdulwakil Hall in Kikwajuni, Unguja. PHOTO|JESSE MIKOFU
 

What you need to know:

  • The system spares citizens the hassle of visiting local offices in villages, adding that in a digital economy, residential address cannot be overlooked.