South Africa, March 19 -- The project - the first in Africa - will see South Africa join Google Cloud's global network of 40 regions and 121 zones worldwide. These regions deliver Google Cloud services to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

"Bringing Google Cloud services closer to our local customers will contribute a cumulative $2.1bn to South Africa's Gross Domestic Product and support the creation of more than 40 000 jobs by 2030," comments Ferdinand Steenkamp, co-founder at Tregter, a locally founded data company based in Cape Town.

"With Africa's internet economy estimated to reach $180bn by 2025, this sector will account for 5.2% of the continent's GDP. Google South Africa's secure, high-performance, low-latency cl...