Equinix Plans More South African Data Centers as Local AI Booms

Global data-center provider Equinix Inc. plans to build more facilities in South Africa as part of a 7.5 billion-rand ($438 million) plan to capitalize on the continent’s artificial-intelligence boom.

The Nasdaq-listed firm, which opened its first data center in Johannesburg in 2024, has bought more land in that city and also in Cape Town, totaling 890 million rand, Managing Director for South Africa Sandile Dube said in an interview.