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1,593 views Helen (Mayor of Cape Town & DA leader) is talking AND listening through weekly updates on her Zoopy profile. Watch, comment and co-create the future!
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- Posted by simonB:7 months ago
Hi there "Madam Mayor"
Just a note to say the news about Cape Town becoming Africa's first wireless city, sounds very cool, lets hope the rest of the country follows suit. Wireless technology really is the future and will benefit millions of people.
Btw just a heads up, Cape Town might not be the first though. Knysna is already the largest wifi hotspot on the African continent. Although Knsna is more like a village when compared to Cape Town. lol
Anyway lets hope Cape Town and the rest of the country follows suit and embraces this new tech.
Oh one more thing, having people address you as "madam mayor" sounds really apartheid like, maybe you should look at telling people not to call you that. Although I know thats just out of respect, but I am sure you can think of something that sounds better.
- Posted by Helen:2 years ago
Dear Lycanthrope: I am glad that you have enjoyed these video clips. As you can see they are very unprepared and the camera person, who is my spokesperson, is better on the other side of the camera or microphone. Still, the reason that I set this site up is to experiment with this medium, which is as much a standard form of communication now as radio and TV. I agree that we need to get round Telkom's monopoly. The City of Cape Town is embarking on an exciting project to make this Africa's first wireless city, so if you live here you may be able to benefit from this in a few years' time. HZ
- Posted by Lycanthrope:2 years ago
hahaha :) Shame, the poor journalist sounds a little intimidated XD Stuttering, umming and aahhing ;) "We need, more and more, to use information technology to communicate and connect with people" .. I don't think anyone could have set it better or more concisely. What better way to reach people than by entering their homes? What better way to have the public know and understand your perspective than by being a warm face and a stern demeanour? Now, if only Telkom would be relieved of their monopoly, then our country's economic infrastructure and international growth could truly begin. Then finally, we can all embrace information technology without it costing us an arm, a leg and potentially what could better be spent on food.
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