At least R3bn has been committed towards plans to developing the first phase of an integrated smart city in Ntshongweni, west of Durban, which is expected to come to life by the end of 2024.
This is according to Fundamentum Property Group CEO Carlos Correia, who was speaking during an oversight visit by Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Thursday.
Correia said this development came years after the purchase of a substantial portion of land through Tongaat Hulett.
Read more: ZA: KwaZulu-Natal: Smart city planned for Ntshongweni, west of Durban
Developers of an R30 billion green smart city in outer west Durban say the first phase of construction is progressing well.
The 2 000 hectare project is called Westown, with officials saying it will be the most sustainable development in the country.
The first phase includes residential apartments, the retail high street of Westown Square and a hospital.
Read more: ZA: KwaZulu-Natal: New Durban smart city ‘progressing well’ says developer
The City of Johannesburg says it seeks to enhance the standard of living for each and every one of its citizens.
This will be done by deploying smart city infrastructure, such as CCTV cameras, interactive panic buttons, and electronic signage, to enhance road traffic enforcement, law and by-law enforcement, the detection, prevention, and investigation of crime, disaster mitigation, licensing-related services, and services relating to medical and fire emergencies.
The province’s biggest metro, the City of Johannesburg is in a mess, literally and figuratively.
It has been just under three months since Thapelo Amad, through a coalition led by the EFF and other parties, nominated Amad as mayoral candidate following the motion of no confidence against Dr Mpho Phalatse.
The representative from Al Jama-Ah was unveiled as mayor of Joburg, yet in spite of promises to prioritise service delivery, the mayor has stumbled from one controversy to another.
High crime rates are a reality of South African life. For that reason, a number of our cities have already created camera-based monitoring systems to deter criminals, or identify and prosecute them if they transgress the law.
One example is Safe City Msunduzi, an entity of the Msunduzi Municipality, which monitors 169 CCTV cameras across Pietermaritzburg. Some are going even further – like the City of Cape Town, which is building on its camera-based system to deploy drones, gunshot sensors and a tech-heavy Highway Patrol Unit that will automatically scan number plates.