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Technology providers must battle-test their promises to be true enablers By Jevon King, CSO at Backspace Technologies Doing business in South Africa is rewarding but it can also feel like a feat of endurance. Volatile exchange rate, fuel price fears, infrastructure and energy challenges, and a host of other points of friction demand both hands […]
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Global and regional stakeholders explore AI technologies redefining East Africa’s digital landscape – from cloud regions to hyperscale data centres and AI sovereignty frameworks From hyperscale data centres to AI sovereignty frameworks, the second day of AI EVERYTHING KENYA X GITEX KENYA shifted the conversation from strategy to infrastructure, as global and regional players gathered […]
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Across Africa, digital services are now at the centre of economic activity. Banking platforms, mobile networks, cloud applications and enterprise systems all depend on data centres that must operate without interruption. When a facility goes offline, the impact is immediate. Transactions fail, operations stall, and customers lose confidence. For data centre operators, uptime is not […]
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Africa’s digital economy is expanding at a remarkable pace. From mobile banking and cloud computing to the expansion of e-commerce and enterprise systems, nearly every online service now relies on the data centres that drive the continent’s digital infrastructure. Yet, these facilities are highly energy-intensive, and across much of Africa, electricity is expensive and often […]
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Analysis in brief: Africa’s digital evolution is entering a governance phase. African nations are taking control of their online information systems as a part of an overall effort to assert governance over artificial intelligence, data and digital and telecommunications infrastructure to shape long-term economic and strategic outcomes. Digital infrastructure is more than the physical mechanism […]
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By Andre Eksteen, Senior Product Manager – FTTB, Vox Entering and scaling in the local Internet Service Provider (ISP) market presents numerous challenges, including having to wrestle with growing a customer base while managing the technical and financial burden of operating a reliable network. Add to that the presence of hundreds of ISPs in the […]
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Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference (PADC) returns on 23–24 June at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. As the continent’s leading event dedicated to the infrastructure needed to design, build, manage and operate data centres and critical environments. PADC combines a multi-streamed international conference alongside an exhibition showcasing the latest products, services, technologies and solutions […]
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By Kadi Diallo, Portfolio Manager, Africa Tech Festival Africa’s digital infrastructure evolution isn’t simply a story of wires, towers, and data centres. It’s about resilience, investment readiness, and regional integration. This is the narrative underlying AfricaCom, the connectivity and telecoms flagship programme of the 2025 Africa Tech Festival. The continent’s leading and largest tech event, […]
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By Majda Lahlou Kassi As mobile networks in Africa continue to evolve, their reliability is crucial for maintaining economic competitiveness and national security. They enable secure communications, protect sensitive data and support the operation of critical industries. Governments and the private sector alike depend on these networks to ensure stability and resilience against disruptions. Securing […]
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By Adil El Youssefi, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Data Centres In May 2025, a brief yet wide-reaching internet outage in South Africa, caused by a single point of failure in a core internet exchange, revealed just how exposed even mature digital ecosystems can be. The interruption only lasted a few minutes, but with South Africa’s internet […]
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