Is a data-centre boom pushing Cape Town’s grid to breaking point?
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Tue 5 May 2026
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Bridging the gap: South Africa’s informal sector needs unified digital tools

ANDREW BOURNE

The township entrepreneur running a spaza shop, the informal caterer operating from a Khayelitsha garage, the micro-manufacturer working in a Tembisa backyard, many of these business owners already have smartphones and mobile data available. What they lack is a suite of digital tools that actually fits their reality...

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