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JOHANNESBURG,
(CAJ News) – THE emergence of fifth generation networks (5G) connectivity and deployment of cables will speed the reshaping of Africa’s urban centres as smart cities.
This is according to technology executive, Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen, who noted the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has seen a stark change in city centres across the world.
“The evolution of cities to smart cities during a pandemic is nothing new,” said Ntloko-Petersen.
The Chief of Marketing at BCX mentioned that London, New York and Paris in England, United States and France respectively, installed proper sewage systems in the 19th century after outbreaks of cholera and other diseases.