Online service delivery reporting platform "My Smart City" has set its sights on expanding to Namibia and the UK, after seeing demand for its service locally.
Introduced by Acumen Software in 2021, "My Smart City" is a web and mobile app that enables residents to log calls relating to service delivery problems, including reporting potholes, monitoring power or water outages, communicating with local municipal officials and raising a petition.
Read more: ZA: "My Smart City" plans crossing borders to Namibia, UK
The City of Joburg has adopted Smart City as one of its priorities – from which several innovative projects and programmes have been implemented and are now part of the organisational processes. The City’s e-Joburg self-help website is a good example of how technology has changed the lives of residents who use it. With more than 300,000 registered users to date in less than three years since it was launched, the platform has transformed how residents interact with the city.
The e-Joburg platform allows residents to view their municipal statements, pay accounts, and manage their accounts independently in the comfort of their homes, offices or wherever they find themselves.
Inkhosi Mlambo II indicated how the trust has already begun with the plans to build a smart city on the N4 corridor towards Komatipoort.
The Bambanani Mlambo Trust convened at Shonga Events on November 27 to finalise the alterations they wish to make to their title deed.
The trust unanimously voted to have their title deed amended from agricultural to commercial purposes, in line with their upcoming development plans. This was done in the presence of the chief director for land restitution support of the Mpumalanga Office of Land Reform and Rural Development, Sam Nkosi.
Read more: ZA: Mpumalanga: Bambanani Mlambo Trust plans smart city near Komatipoort
The development of an R84 billion smart city in Modderfontein, east of Johannesburg, did not go as planned.
Back in 2014, Chinese developer Zendai had grand plans to turn Modderfontein into Africa’s version of New York – a high-tech smart city with everything from a CBD to schools, churches, and even low-cost housing.
The vision was a bustling hub that would house 30,000 families, create 200,000 jobs, and be completed by 2030.
Read more: Inside SA's R84 billion smart city that never happened
Polokwane's Vision 2030 was launched to guide the city's long-term development with the vision aiming to transform Polokwane into a modern smart city.
Members of the mayoral committee of the Polokwane Municipality gathered in Mookgophong last Monday for a two-day Mayco strategic session where municipal manager Thuso Nemugumoni presented a clear vision for the future of Polokwane.
The presentation highlighted both the city’s opportunities and challenges as it moves toward its ambitious Vision 2030 goals.
Read more: ZA: Limpopo: Polokwane Municipality’s grand plan towards smart city vision