Liquid cooling in African data centres: A turning point in efficiency, resilience and future-ready design
26 November 2025
Leon Kleyn, WSP in Africa
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in how organisations operate, the infrastructure behind these digital tools is undergoing a profound shift. Data centre capacity to power AI processes must increase, and rapidly, by expanding and upgrading existing facilities or building new data centres. The African data centre market is growing quickly: research places current estimated market value at USD 1.94 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 3.85 billion by 2030.
Find out more Trends shaping industrial digital transformation
21 November 2025
Johan Nieuwenhuizen, Sales Director and Co-CEO, Adroit Technologies
As global industries accelerate their digital transformation journeys, the convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) has become the defining challenge and opportunity of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Across sectors such as manufacturing, energy, water, and mining, organisations are racing to modernise legacy systems, unlock real-time operational data, and leverage cloud and AI-driven analytics, all while maintaining the highest levels of cybersecurity and regulatory compliance.
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Powering intelligence - how AI training and inferencing are reshaping data centre demands
20 November 2025
Canninah Dladla, Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric
The IT industry is undergoing one of its most defining shifts to date, driven by the explosive growth of generative AI. These powerful language models are pushing the limits of traditional data centre infrastructure. The upgrades operators prioritise will depend largely on whether they’re handling AI training or inference workloads.
Training an AI model consumes enormous amounts of power, often exceeding 100kW per rack, and demands advanced cooling and electrical designs.
Find out more Building data centres for a hotter, smarter, and more sustainable future
13 November 2025
Dean Wolson, General Manager, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group, Southern Africa
As Africa’s digital economy accelerates, its data centres have become the continent’s silent powerhouses — sustaining finance, healthcare, cloud, and AI systems that underpin modern life. But they are also at the frontline of the climate crisis. With rising temperatures, volatile weather, and fragile energy grids, operators are rethinking what it means to be resilient, sustainable, and scalable in an era of unprecedented environmental and technological change.
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