South Africa has launched a new system, capable of scanning 65 security features in a passport in less than 15 seconds, to facilitate quicker, safer passage of tourists in and out of the country.

The South African Revenue Service is piloting the state-of-the-art Movement Control System at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport, and will soon roll it out at 33 priority ports of entry countrywide.

The Movement Control System (MCS) acts as an early warning system, tracking visitors with false passports and visas and detecting if a person is sought by the police or Interpol.

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