The city extends its assistance to neighbourhood watches, with a planned mobile app to help enhance community safety.

The city will keep standing up for residents and businesses whose livelihoods depend on a reliable energy supply, says mayor Dan Plato.

Judge Leonie Windell finds the city failed to follow a formal intergovernmental dispute process before litigating and asks for an out of court settlement.

The city now ranks among the top 100 emerging start-up ecosystems in the world, coming in second on the African continent.

The Constitutional Court dismisses Telkom’s bid to be allowed to install telecoms stations at locations of its choice without prior approval from local authorities.

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association says the draft regulations on generation capacity continue to fall short of addressing municipalities’ needs.

Four months into its lifecycle, the MyCiTi bus app proves to be a hit among commuters, with 21 000 downloads recorded.

Three of the city’s top five high-growth economic sectors are IT-intensive, presenting impressive growth potential for the city’s economic efforts.

It is agreed to build new growth sectors as the ruling party takes a friendly approach towards renewable energy independent power producers.

The city intends seeking permission from the courts for an expedited hearing on its energy case to allow it to buy energy from IPPs.

The city hosted a hackathon, in partnership with SAP SA, in the hopes to create a live chatbot for its Web site.

The city’s amended bylaw will make it easier for home-owners to rent out their properties on home-sharing platforms, says Airbnb.