“So, what do you do?” is a question that has become a frequent conversation starter in this period of my life. I take a…
Citizen Sensors | Project Kick-off
A few weeks ago, we hosted a breakfast with some of the most dedicated, long-serving and influential civil servants and ex-civil servants in the city. We endearingly are calling this group the “Brain’s Trust” for lack of a better title, although I have a feeling this working…
Guest written by Slindile Zondi, a learner at Sithengile Secondary School
May 2017 marks one year since I have officially joined the Open Data Durban team and what a journey it has been. As one of the founding team members, there has been a lot of experimenting in our first year in operation. What I appreciate most about Open Data…
As part of the Mpumalanga Civic Media Initiative (MCMI), funders Code for Africa and GIZ South Africa requested Open Data Durban to develop websites for the participating newsrooms. Also requested was that these websites have data tools widgets embedded in them. A widget is an element of a graphical user…