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Minister Faith Muthambi

Minister Faith Muthambi is the Minister of Communications. The Department of Communications is a new department that came into being on 25 May 2014 after government reconfigured departments in line with the new mandate.

SA ready for local government elections

It’s all systems go for the 2016 Local Government Elections. This is according to the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Chief Electoral Commissioner Mosotho Moepya. 

The 2016 municipal elections were officially launched in Midrand last month.

Every five years South Africa holds the Local Government Elections. Local government is made up of municipalities, which are run by councils.

“Given the level of discussions in the country, there will be increase in the turnout. We will prepare for every registered voter and we hope they will come,” said Moepya.

Free Wi-Fi for Ekurhuleni residents

The City of Ekurhuleni is on a mission to become a smart city after recently launching free Wi-Fi.  Wi-Fi is a local area wireless computer networking technology that allows electronic devices to connect to the network.

The city’s fibre and Wi-Fi expansion plans have already been defined and are being rolled out over a period of three years, from 2015 to 2017, at a cost of over R120 million. A total of R25 million has already been spent.

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