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VIDEO: Watch - The wheeling and dealing behind South Africa’s AI factories

ABI Analysis · South Africa tech Sentiment: 0.70 (positive) · 18/03/2026
South Africa is in the grip of an infrastructure supercycle, but it isn’t roads or rails. It is the rise of the AI Factory, windowless fortresses consuming small cities worth of power. Daily Maverick's Lindsey Schutters explains.

Sources: Daily Maverick

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