Google used its first-ever Cloud Summit on African soil to signal that South Africa is becoming the company's launchpad for building the continent’s AI economy.

Will be the first of four hubs in Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa is officiating at the first Google Cloud Summit in Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng

Google used its first-ever Cloud Summit on African soil to signal that South Africa is becoming the company's launchpad for building the continent’s AI economy.

JOHANNESBURG, July 1 : Google has exceeded a five-year target to invest $1 billion in Africa, it said on Wednesday, as it made public initiatives on infrastructure and development…

Google has surpassed its five-year $1 billion investment target in Africa, as the Alphabet-owned company expands its cloud, AI and connectivity push while launching a $1 million…

Google has gone beyond its five-year commitment to invest $1 billion in Africa, announcing a fresh wave of artificial intelligence

Google says it has exceeded a five-year, $1bn Africa investment pledge, unveiling new connectivity hubs, an AI lab in Ghana, and an Idris Elba tie-up.

Google will build Africa's first Digital Exchange Port in the Eastern Cape, creating a high-capacity gateway linking subsea cables, ISPs and cloud platforms.

Government plans AI-powered disease management, alongside investment in sovereign cloud and digital infrastructure.

Google's latest investment drive signals more than an expansion of its African footprint. It reflects a strategic shift in how global technology firms view the continent, with…

Google's Johannesburg Cloud Region could add R1.7 trillion to SA’s economy and support almost 315 000 jobs by 2030.