The City of Tshwane has launched a 'Wi-Fi drive-in' service that taps a free internet project to stream films.

Different to traditional drive-ins, the Tshwane service will enable people to watch selected Hollywood films on their phones, laptops or tablets from selected, free Wi-Fi hotspots.

The service at first will be available at Fountains Valley Public Park on weekends, complemented by a flea market stall and food kiosks.

The initial phase of the Wi-Fi drive-in will offer 30 free movies and the service will update 10 movies a month. Expanding the number of venues where the streaming service is available is also on the cards.

"The next location is Die Draai, Bronkhorstspruit," Alan Knott-Craig Jnr, the head of Project Isizwe, told Fin24. Project Isizwe; a non-profit organisation, has been tasked with delivering the public Wi-Fi project for the City of Tshwane.

While users of the service are capped at 250MB per day, the drive-in application is uncapped and can handle 5 000 simultaneous views.