Digital ambassadors to teach ins and outs of wifi to Joburg
A digital literacy programme by the city of Johannesburg and the University of Johannesburg will
tutor city residents in making constructive use of the city's free, public wireless broadband
network, in the interests of job creation, economic growth and community development.
Cape Town taxi ranks to get free wifi
Commuters at Gugulethu and Khayelitsha taxi ranks will get access to free wifi, according to
Project Isizwe, which will offer a cap of 250MB at a speed of 15mbps. Living without information
is unthinkable, says the group, which also drives access in other parts of South Africa.
SA’s Vodacom offers m-pesa card
Mobile operator Vodacom has started the large-scale rollout of an EMV banking card
that is accepted anywhere, and is linked to its mobile wallet offering, m-pesa. A
chipped card, it is secure, and offers greater convenience, security and social
inclusion.
SA urged to keep saving electricity
Eskom has thanked South African consumers and businesses for their efforts, and urged them to keep saving electricity this summer as it continues with planned maintenance on its generating units.
