Refugees battle digital divide to stay documented in South Africa

Only half of African countries teach computer skills at school, compared with 85% of schools globally, according to the World Bank. — Unsplash

DURBAN: When her refugee permit expired in June last year, Congolese nurse Marseline Buhoro started getting calls from her bank in Johannesburg saying her account would be frozen.

Then her children’s university told her they would not be able to graduate because her family was technically undocumented.