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Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 23 Apr 2025

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Smart city infrastructure gets a boost with FNB's new toll solution

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Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

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Leveraging technology: A new hope for South African municipalities drowning in debt

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Gauteng pitches R300bn investment opportunities to the world

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South Africa's tech-driven gated communities set a new global standard

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Source: Supplied. Willie Vos, chief executive officer of Waterfall City Management Company (WCMC), Tertia du Toit, communications manager of WCMC and Piet Joubert, general manager of WCMC.

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Choreographed integration of human workers, robotic and agentic systems and equipment in a facility digital twin. Source: Image courtesy of Accenture, Kion Group.

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Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala at the awards ceremony ahead of the Indaba

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Source: Supplied. Theresa Huysamen, business unit manager at Duxbury Networking.

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Source: GITEX Africa. Dubai Internet City spotlights power of collaborative innovation to accelerate global AI-led tech transformation.

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Mark Freeman is offer manager digital buildings for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric

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Mark Freeman 30 Apr 2024

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Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

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Source: Supplied. Antonie Goosen is principal and founder of Meridian Realty.

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