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Initiative supports energy transition in the Global South

Climate action19 Sep 2023

Ikea Foundation grants $20m in funding to champion the renewable energy transition in the Global South nations of Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam.

African bus operator works with Optibus to improve public transport

AI and Machine Learning27 Jul 2023

Buscor will use Optibus’ planning, scheduling, and rostering software products to enhance urban and inter-urban services for its 38 million annual passengers.

Urb unveils designs for smart, self-sufficient African city

Planning and redevelopment26 Oct 2022

The Parks, a 1,700 hectare sustainable city in the eastern region of South Africa, aims to produce 100 per cent of its energy, water and food on site to become a self-sufficient destination.

Global public braced for ‘severe’ effects of climate change

Climate action19 Sep 2022

A survey by the World Economic Forum finds that more than seven in 10 adults, including a majority in every single country, expect climate change to have a severe effect in their regions over the next 10 years.

Plug-in helps South African shoppers fight climate change

Retailers15 Sep 2022

Curbon uses data from around the world to estimate the emissions of customers’ carts at checkout and empowers shoppers to neutralise the carbon footprint of their purchases in real-time.

Citizen smart city platform expands to support local tourism

Citizen engagement16 May 2022

The privately funded South African platform has added an In the City function that aims to encourage citizens to better connect with and explore local attractions and places of interest.

Cape Town deploys smart city tech to address traffic challenges

Analytics02 Mar 2022

The South African city is working with two technology providers to implement lidar-based vehicle detection solutions as part of its city-wide transportation infrastructure.

Cities commit to tackling inequality, social justice and climate change

News20 Jul 2021

C40 Cities is supporting nine mayors from cities around the world to simultaneously address these connected issues by curbing emissions, creating jobs, and building resilience.

Partnership to develop tech-driven transport networks in emerging markets

News13 Jul 2021

GoAscendal and Optibus are combining public transport expertise and data collection technology with AI transportation planning products, enabling an integrated offer to plan and optimise services.

Data company progresses public transport mapping project in developing world

News18 Sep 2020

WhereIsMyTransport is aiming to map the formal and informal public transport networks of the 30 major cities of the Majority World by 2023 and update the information as they expand.

The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

Opinions05 Mar 2020

More cities must ramp up their climate ambition and deliver urgent action, fast, says Kyra Appleby, Global Director of Cities, States and Regions at CDP.

New 5G-ready smart city ‘taking shape’, says South African President

News24 Feb 2020

The city is one of 30 new developments planned for Gauteng province.

Southern Africa establishes Climate Finance Facility

News26 Aug 2019

It follows a year-long process between the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the Green Climate Fund and aims to accelerate climate initiatives in the region.

Urgent investor action needed to create sustainable African cities

News17 Jun 2019

African mayors call for private-public investment in infrastructure to enable the critical transformation of cities at C40’s annual event.

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