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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    New electricity prices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria

    New electricity prices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria South Africa's four largest metropolitan municipalities will soon implement electricity tariff increases, mostly in line with Eskom's 9.01% hike in bulk electricity prices. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa...
  3. Luis

    Castle in Pretoria that served as a valuable telecommunications hub

    Castle in Pretoria that served as a valuable telecommunications hub Bronberg Castle in the East of Pretoria is a valuable high site that served as a telecommunications hub before it was transformed into a guesthouse and wedding venue. In 2013, when electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa...
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  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tshwane's free Wi-Fi project failure

    Tshwane's free Wi-Fi project failure The City of Tshwane's free public Wi-Fi hotspot count has reduced from a peak of 1,050 to no more than 29 locations, and the metro has no budget to properly support or re-vitalise the service. The free Wi-Fi programme was initiated in partnership with...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tshwane Mayor's claim of 5 potholes tested

    Tshwane Mayor's claim of 5 potholes tested While Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya recently claimed that the city only had five potholes, MyBroadband counted 51 on less than 0.4% of the capital city's roads. In her State of the Capital address in early April 2025, Moya said her administration had...
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    Tshwane SSEG's penalized with monthly fixed charge?

    Seeing as we are being told that all grid-tied solar systems must become registered as SSEG's (by March 2026 to be exempt from registration-related fees) I've been looking into the process of registering my system with the City of Tshwane. Due to this I have come to learn that as a domestic SSEG...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    DA-led opposition alliance will govern Pretoria

    DA-led opposition alliance will govern Pretoria Six South African opposition parties agreed to form a coalition government in the Tshwane municipality, which includes the capital Pretoria, shutting out the African National Congress. The municipality was among 70 where no party secured an...
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    Criminals are killing free Wi-Fi in Tshwane

    Criminals are killing free Wi-Fi in Tshwane Criminals are vandalising Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi network infrastructure and are targeting users in public areas, which is hurting the value the service offers to residents. The City of Tshwane has recently called on residents to play their part and...
  9. Nod

    Tshwane Clearance department contact details

    I'm trying to get a Clearance certificate for the house I'm selling. The problem comes in where Tshwane added an amount from an inactive account onto the clearance amount. The transfer lawyer says Tshwane is simply not replying to them any more after we submitted proof that Tshwane declared...
  10. Newsfeed

    Illegal electricity connection crackdown in Mamelodi – Photos

    Illegal electricity connection crackdown in Mamelodi – Photos The City of Tshwane is conducting an operation to remove illegal electricity connections in extensions 1 and 17 in Mamelodi East.
  11. Newsfeed

    Centurion vehicle licensing centre offline because of robbery

    Centurion vehicle licensing centre offline because of robbery The City of Tshwane has confirmed that the disruption of licensing services at the Centurion Licensing Centre are due to a robbery.
  12. Newsfeed

    The plan to rescue Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi

    The plan to rescue Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi The City of Tshwane said it is putting its free Wi-Fi offering on a lawful and sustainable footing.
  13. Kevin Lancaster

    Tshwane Free Wi-Fi – The true story

    Tshwane Free Wi-Fi – The true story The City of Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi project has come under scrutiny after the DA took over the municipality and looked into its finances – however, the service will not be cancelled.
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    Project Isizwe might lose Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi project

    Project Isizwe might lose Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi project The maintenance and roll-out of Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi project, TshWi-Fi, will be put out to tender.
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    Unfair municipal property valuations (Tshwane / Pretoria)

    So I bought my house a year ago (transfer occurred in Jan 2016) for a little over 2m. Possibly too much but I looked around a lot and felt it was a good price (house is in a good condition and much bigger than what I was used to, the neighborhood is enclosed and had no incidents in 3 years...
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    Tshwane smart meter contract must be declared unlawful – Mayor

    Tshwane smart meter contract must be declared unlawful – Mayor Tshwane executive mayor Solly Msimanga said the smart meter contract his administration inherited has been marred by serious irregularities.
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    Tshwane Wi-Fi wins international award

    Tshwane Wi-Fi wins international award The City of Tshwane has received international recognition at the World Wi-Fi Day Awards for Most Innovative City or Government Program to bridge the Digital Divide.
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    Tshwane Prepaid Metering offline 01/06/2016

    Tshwane prepaid metering systems are currently offline and they cannot process any prepaid electricity purchases. I run a business from home office and am left at their mercy. All online prepaid payment systems such as prepaid24 , electronic banking, are down. 3rd party payment points from...
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    Where do I renew my PrDP drivers licence?

    Hi Today went to the Rayton licencing department, was told that none of the Tshwane licencing departments can renew my PrDP at present, something about the fingerprint readers - could not understand the problem, but might be out of action for anything from 2 weeks till a month away. Asked...
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    City of Tshwane approves IT project despite treasury objections

    City of Tshwane approves IT project despite treasury objections The City of Tshwane has approved a “groundbreaking” broadband project aimed at promoting an e-government, despite objections from the Gauteng and national treasuries.
  21. Kevin Lancaster

    Tshwane launches city-wide crime safety app

    Tshwane launches city-wide crime safety app After a months’ long incubation period, Project Namola is finally live in the City of Tshwane.
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