Joburg has promised a renewed strategic focus on digital transformation and infrastructure. The City of Johannesburg (COJ) has admitted to multiple setbacks in rolling out its smart city ambitions – citing issues such as “fragmented initiatives and insufficient governance structures”. Now, with its 2025/26 draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP), the municipality says it will renew…
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is taking its fight against the City of Johannesburg’s controversial new by-law regarding CCTV cameras to court. The by-law, which was introduced in February, demands that city residents must register any of their CCTV cameras that have a view of public spaces with the metro. According to Outa, the…
Johannesburg’s crisis-plagued electricity supply utility, City Power, has announced plans to replace some its vehicles in its fleet with EVs as it eyes the roll-out of charging infrastructure across the city. In a statement on Tuesday, City Power said it has acquired electric vehicle charging stations as part of a plan to position Joburg as…
Workonline and Equinix unite to improve connectivity and drive digital transformation across Africa. Pan-African IP transit provider Workonline Communications has expanded its reach with a new point of presence at Equinix’s JN1 data centre in Johannesburg. In a statement, Workonline says the deployment is part of efforts to deepen the strategic collaboration with Equinix, adding…
