Updates
News from the build.
Short, dated updates about what is live and what changed. Newest first.
Applications open for the 50-town Blueprint cohort
12 November 2026
Builders and coordinators can apply to join one of the 50 Blueprint towns across 9 provinces. Every application goes to a private review queue, and admission and working access depend on approval. Applying does not guarantee acceptance, work or income.
Work agreements in rands are live in the app
11 November 2026
Funded work in the Ubuntu Town OS now runs on clear agreements recorded in rands instead of points. A coordinator proposes the work, the owner approves the funding, the worker submits evidence, and a different authorised person checks the delivery. The app records agreements; it does not make payments.
The ten initiatives are on the home page
10 November 2026
The www front door now shows the ten OS initiatives with their logos and links, alongside a dated "What is live today" strip so the site's promises track the actual build.