Google Bets On Africa Cloud

Google announced that as part of a $1 billion Africa investment plan, they will set up a cloud services business called Google Cloud Africa. The infrastructure will be based here in Mzansi. It will give users, developers, businesses and educational institutions across Africa, more information and tools online.

"We are giving customers and partners the choice of where they would like to store data and service consumers from," said Niral Patel, the director of Google Cloud Africa. Google also said it was building its subsea cable and cloud interconnect sites in four cities including Cape Town, Jozi, Lagos, and Nairobi.

Google will compete with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Google estimates that the Mzansi cloud region could contribute more than $2.1 billion to the country's economy, and support the creation of more than 40 000 unique jobs by 2030.