Yesterday Executive Mayor Parks Tau laid his grand plans for the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) on the table in his annual State of the City Address (Soca).
Tau put a lot of emphasis on turning Johannesburg in what he called a ‘smart city’, using technology to solve the many challenges the city faces. Some of the projects residents can look forward to includes the following:
• A R1 billion high-speed broadband network that will provide Wi-Fi access across the city.
• The Massive Open Online Varsity (Moov) which will have recognised online courses offered by prestigous international institutions.
• The Tshiminlong district in Braamfontein that will cater for digital start-ups.
• Upgraded CCTV cameras across the city.
• The creation of micro-mushroom farms and a special bread baking operation that will use fruit trimmings in the flour thus making it healthier.
• The city will incentivise low-flush toilets in order to save water.
• Increasing the Kelvin power station, which provides 7 per cent of the city’s power, from 200 megawatts to 600 megawats.
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