From SouthAfrica.info.

Free Wi-Fi is being rolled out at taxi ranks in Western Cape — that’s the places where taxis park while awaiting customers — as an expansion of a project to grow Internet access throughout South Africa.

Project Isizwe today announced that commuters at Gugulethu and Khayelitsha taxi ranks would be given access to free Wi-Fi, as the organisation forges ahead with its program to connect mainly disadvantaged areas with the Internet.

It has been driving Internet access through Wi-Fi in the city of Tshwane as part its digital inclusion programme, with 514 Wi-Fi zones out of 633 situated at educational institutions.

There is also a pilot free Wi-Fi zone in Eastern Cape at the Mount Frere and Lusikisiki campuses of Ingwe Technical Vocational Education and Training College.

“Living without information is unthinkable and we believe that we are making a significant contribution to the people of Gugulethu and Khayelitsha by giving them access to opportunities to become employable and contribute to the economic development of the city,” said Zahir Khan, the chief operating officer of Project Isizwe.

In Cape Town, the city is also driving its own internet access initiatives with Wi-Fi projects in Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, as well as an imminent roll-out on its MyCiti buses.

Read more at SouthAfrica.info.