About Phumelela Innovations
Phumelela Innovations is developing a connected community platform that brings together local information, community services, opportunities, business support and WiFi connectivity.
The aim is to make useful local information easier to discover while giving communities, local businesses, organisations and WiFi users practical ways to participate in the platform.
What the platform provides
- Local News & Safety â local information, safety notices, traffic information, public-service information and important community alerts.
- Community â community notices, meetings, events, leaders and community-related information.
- Business â a place for people to discover local businesses, promotions, offers, referrals and business social-media information.
- Careers â jobs, education opportunities, universities, colleges, NSFAS information, learnerships, internships and skills-development resources.
- Advertising â tools and services that allow participating businesses to promote their products and services.
- WiFi â public WiFi services, access information, vouchers and available packages.
Community-first approach
The platform is designed around useful community information rather than unrestricted social-media posting. Information submitted to the community system should have a clear community purpose and should be relevant to the people or area it is intended to serve.
Safety information should describe observable events, warnings or concerns carefully. Unverified information should not be presented as a confirmed fact, and unnecessary private information should not be published.
Local origin and wider visibility
Information may originate from a particular participating community or WiFi location. The platform can retain that origin for administration, moderation and accountability while approved information may be made visible more broadly.
This allows local communities to contribute information without requiring the platform to permanently isolate useful published information to one location.
A growing platform
Phumelela Innovations is developing the platform progressively. Existing WiFi, voucher, advertising and community services are intended to continue operating while new platform sections are added and improved.