Welcome to SmartCape
SmartCape is designed to help you access the internet, free of charge.
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SmartCape is available at City libraries. View our libraries listing page for details of facility operating hours.
Protect your power. Report vandalism. Read about the City's Let’s ACT: Protect Your Power campaign.
What would you like to do?
Apply
- Apply for a job at the City
- Apply for an informal trading permit
- Apply for social support
- Arrange a payment plan for your water/rates/electricity bill
- Register for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
- Request a refund from the City
Council
Electricity
Facilities
Online services
- Have your say on issues open for public comment
- Register for e-Services
- Register on the housing needs register
- Renew your motor vehicle licence
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Useful resources
Introduction to coding
- Hour of Code: A one-hour tutorial designed for students between the ages of 12 - 16. It provides a short introduction to coding and logical thinking.
- Scratch: Get an introduction to coding and logical thinking by creating your own interactive stories, games and animations.
Skills assessment
- Go Study career questionnaire: The questions assess your skills and experience and will help identify career fields best suited to you.
- Harambee: If you are between 18 – 34 years and unemployed then fill out an application and Harambee will help prepare you for an interview and job readiness.
- Lulaway: The team can help you find employment and also offer in-house job readiness courses. Complete an application form either online or at one of their offices.
Online study
- Alison.com: A variety of online courses in topics such as technology, language, science, health, humanities, business, math, marketing and lifestyle.
- Cousera: Each course is taught by instructors from the world’s best universities and educational institutions and once you complete a course, you will receive an electronic course certificate.
- edX: An online learning destination and Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider, offering free and paid- for online courses from the world’s best universities and institutions.
- Google Skills for Africa: Get all the information you need to help grow your business or jumpstart your career.
- IBM DNA: Learn important skills and earn IBM digital badges on completion of each course.
- Khan Academy school subjects: Free, world-class education to everyone.
- MIT – OpenCourseWare(OCW): A free and open publication that consists of material from thousands of MIT courses, covering the entire MIT curriculum. Each course includes a syllabus, lecture notes or a reading list, and earning activities like assignments or exams.
- Open Culture: Online cultural and educational media resources including online courses from the world's leading universities.
Free Basic Computer Training
The training sessions take place over three days and last for approximately four hours. The training will help with the following:
- Creating spreadsheets, developing your Curriculum Vitae and covering letter.
- Basic commands such as copy and paste, highlighting text and making it bold, italic, and underlined.
- A brief introduction to the Internet and cybersecurity risks.
We can accommodate ten participants per session and the sessions are three times a week at various venues across the City. We also provide free computer training sessions to those completing a 16-week alcohol and drug outpatient treatment programme, at a City Matrix Clinic.
Please ask either the librarian or your clinic receptionist for more information on venues, dates and times.
Collaborate with us
SmartCape believes in the power of partnerships and we want to make digital progress possible, together. If you are a start-up or an NPO that works towards furthering digital literacy or socio-economic upliftment through digital skills training, we would love to collaborate with you. Please email us on smartcape@capetown.gov.za.
Access SmartCape Wi-Fi
Technical support
If you are experiencing technical problems with the SmartCape service, please report this to your librarian.
Report issues Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:30.
Terms and conditions of use
SmartCape general user guidelines.
SmartCape terms and conditions (English)
SmartCape terms and conditions (Afrikaans)
SmartCape terms and conditions (isiXhosa)
SmartCape terms of use (English)
SmartCape terms of use (Afrikaans)
SmartCape terms of use (isiXhosa)
Document downloads
Introduction to coding
Skills assessment
Online study
Free Basic Computer Training
The training sessions take place over three days and last for approximately four hours. The training will help with the following:
- Creating spreadsheets, developing your Curriculum Vitae and covering letter.
- Basic commands such as copy and paste, highlighting text and making it bold, italic, and underlined.
- A brief introduction to the Internet and cybersecurity risks.
We can accommodate ten participants per session and the sessions are three times a week at various venues across the City. We also provide free computer training sessions to those completing a 16-week alcohol and drug outpatient treatment programme, at a City Matrix Clinic.
Please ask either the librarian or your clinic receptionist for more information on venues, dates and times.
Collaborate with us
SmartCape believes in the power of partnerships and we want to make digital progress possible, together. If you are a start-up or an NPO that works towards furthering digital literacy or socio-economic upliftment through digital skills training, we would love to collaborate with you. Please email us on smartcape@capetown.gov.za.
Access SmartCape Wi-Fi
Technical support
If you are experiencing technical problems with the SmartCape service, please report this to your librarian.
Report issues Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:30.
- How to use a USB memory stick with a SmartCape computer.
- How to open Word documents on a SmartCape computer.
Terms and conditions of use
SmartCape general user guidelines.
SmartCape terms and conditions (English)
SmartCape terms and conditions (Afrikaans)
SmartCape terms and conditions (isiXhosa)
SmartCape terms of use (English)
SmartCape terms of use (Afrikaans)
SmartCape terms of use (isiXhosa)
Document downloads
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