Report municipal issues directly with ttrumpet

The locally developed ttrumpet mobile application has introduced an innovative new Ward Feature that empowers citizens by giving them a direct link to their municipalities and ward councillors. “One of the challenges facing the public sector is actively engaging...

Mobile voter enrolment for DRC elections

Gemalto has won an international tender to supply CENI, the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 22 000 mobile biometric voter enrolment kits to support a comprehensive update of the country’s national voter...

Gemalto e-passports ranked tops

Gemalto’s operating system, integrated in the Sealys electronic passports, has achieved the fastest reading capabilities in the independent interoperability tests conducted at the recent Security Document World Conference in London. Sealys E-passport Embedded...

Tshwane debuts safety app

The City of Tshwane and the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) have launched the Namola user app, officially announced by Tshwane executive mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa during his State of the Capital Address. Namola is a smartphone application that significantly...

Enermatics for effective municipal management

Many of the difficulties ordinary South Africans experience with utility services stem from ineffective management of many of the country’s 262 municipalities.  Enermatics, an established provider of smart metering technology and reseller of power to end users,...

NBC gears up for local elections with new equipment

As part of its mandate to ensure effective live coverage of Regional Councils and Local Authority Elections in Namibia, the country’s public broadcaster, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), recently upgraded legacy camera equipment through their...