Articles about townships

Gauteng expands CCTV network with 193 cameras

The Gauteng Department of e-Government installs additional CCTV cameras in townships, informal settlements and hostels.

Smart tech, infrastructure lacking in villages, townships

Immediate pressures such as providing running water and electricity supersede the need for smart solutions and technology infrastructure.

Connecting townships, villages with smart tech

The Public Sector ICT Forum will examine how SA can develop and grow its villages and townships using smart city technology.

Township techies

A Khayelitsha-based company has built a big business teaching residents in informal settlements how to use computers. Now it is aiming to cultivate a new generation of township programmers and developers.

Facebook ikasi style

The world's largest social network captures the attention of SA's township residents - even more so than local mobile social network Mxit.

Facebook threatens MXit in SA

While MXit has been the social networking service of choice for most low-income South Africans, the tide may be shifting in Facebook's favour.