Free Wi-Fi brings connectivity to your doorstep

Although the official announcement was made on Thursday, last week, the City of Ekurhuleni is well within the first phase of rolling out the Wi-Fi project.

To date, 225 municipal buildings have access to Wi-Fi and 925 hotspots, where residents and businesses can enjoy free internet access.

Here are the hotspots in Brakpan:

Brakpan Bus Company, Brakpan Corporate and Legal, Brakpan Council Chambers, Brakpan CRM Rates Hall, Brakpan Disaster Management Services, Brakpan Electrical Workshop, Brakpan Fire Department, Brakpan Kingsway Clinic, Brakpan Licensing and Testing Station, Brakpan Licensing Department, Brakpan Main Stores, Brakpan Metro Parks, Brakpan Roads Department, Brakpan Swimming Pool, Brakpan Waste Management and Brakpan Water Department.

Click here to see the other hotspots in Ekurhuleni

The need for free internet access has been made evident by the 62 901 people who have used the facility to date, of whom 2 900 are reported to be reaching the maximum cap of 250 megabytes per day.

“In pursuit of our vision to become the Smart, Creative and Developmental City, and in understanding the information technology era in which we live, we have made it our business to ensure that our people do not get left behind,” said the mayor during his address at the launch.

Gungubele further indicated that the Wi-Fi cap has been put in place as a monitoring tool and, once the demand grows, the metro is prepared to increase the cap.

The introduction of free Wi-Fi will be an enhancement to other digital innovations, such as the e-siyakhokha tool, used by residents to pay for services without leaving the comfort of their homes, and e-health services in clinics around Ekurhuleni.

The metro is also expected to launch a customer relations app in the near future.