Is Cape Town Fast-Tracking a Power-Hungry Data Hub?

Podcast: Daily Maverick · Daily Maverick

Opublikowano: 2026-08-25

A golf course became a R3-billion logistics hub. Now it’s set to house two of Cape Town’s biggest data centres. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters reports on a R100 land-swap, a data centre reclassified as a “warehouse”, and the environmental assessment that’s been pushed down the road. Reporting by: Lindsey Schutters Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Anda Tolibadi Produced by: Emilie Gambade Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Kim Maxwell Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe...