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Gugulethu, Khayelitsha taxi ranks get free WiFi

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 31 Jul 2015
Commuters at two of Cape Town's busiest taxi ranks will now have access to free WiFi.
Commuters at two of Cape Town's busiest taxi ranks will now have access to free WiFi.

Taxi commuters in Gugulethu and Khayelitsha will now be able to access free WiFi following Project Isizwe and the Open Society Foundation of South Africa's initiative to launch Free Internet Zones at the taxi ranks.

Project Isizwe says people in and around Cape Town's busiest taxi ranks will be able to access the Internet, to get information about issues such as education and employment.

This is Project Isizwe's third Free Internet Zone project after implementation in Tshwane and the Eastern Cape.

"Living without information is unthinkable and we believe we are making a significant contribution to the people of Gugulethu and Khayelitsha by giving them access to opportunities to become employable and contribute to the economic development of the city," says Zahir Khan, COO of Project Isizwe.

According to Khan, free WiFi networks in low-income communities are one of the most effective means to bridge the digital divide and ensure equal opportunity for all.

"For too many people in South Africa, using the Internet has turned into a privilege, when it should be a right. We hope this project will galvanise a nationwide call for free and subsidised Internet for all people living in South Africa in under-resourced communities," says Fatima Hassan, executive director of Open Society Foundation of South Africa.

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