Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand

Name: Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand
Address: ZA

Operational

South Africa · 1 project · Last reported 2026-07-20

Summary

Africa Data Centres JHB1 is a commercial colocation data centre at 401 Old Pretoria Road in Midrand, Johannesburg. The operator’s July 20, 2026 release reports that JHB1 has become the second Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location in Johannesburg. The facility page describes eight data halls with 9,000 square metres of white space. July 20 is the release date, not an inspection day. evidence

Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies) · published 2026-07-20

Location

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Campus reference; individual project footprints are not mapped.

Projects (1)

Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand — operating facility

Operational last observed as of 2026-07-20 · Authoritative status update

The operator describes JHB1 Midrand as having eight data halls with 9,000 square metres of white space, multiple incoming feeders and 24/7 monitoring, at 401 Old Pretoria Rd, Midrand. It also describes an expansion of four data halls and 6,000 square metres of white space to reach a 20 MW client IT load on completion. evidence

Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies) · publication date not stated

Companies

Operator: Africa Data Centres (current) evidence

Source and location review

Status source

Cassava Technologies strengthens Africa’s cloud resilience with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro designation in Johannesburg evidence row
Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies) · published 2026-07-20 · Company disclosure

Locator

Campus locator · Compiled location reference · named_operator_linked_facility_point evidence

Source checks

Not reviewed against imagery not_reviewed
No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verification

Status age at review: 99 days before the data update on 2026-10-27

Location details

Coordinates: -26.00939, 28.12025
Geometry licence: all-rights-reserved
Use scope: Campus locator
Scope class: named_operator_linked_facility_point
Authority: Compiled location reference
Source entity: Campus
Method: direct_google_maps_named_facility_response_coordinates
Derivation: direct_geometry
Precision scope: Google named Africa Data Centres - JHB1 marker at 401 Old Pretoria Road, Halfway House, Midrand, used to locate the JHB1 campus. It is not a surveyed footprint, parcel boundary, entrance or data-hall location, and it does not separate the original and expansion halls.
Horizontal uncertainty: Not reported
The map feature does not publish a surveyed horizontal accuracy.
Geometry evidence: f8e7e085

A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.

Evidence

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Evidence for Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand
Title	Publisher	Roles	Published	Retrieved	Licence	Attribution	Content hash (SHA-256)
Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand facility page Archived copy	Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies) Company disclosure	Site and project identity	not stated	2026-10-16	all-rights-reserved	Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies)	`e0461d266d075f52fd13be51bc4b6737390561db9f2b436430740a28c8bc9866` Retained source material; see source provenance
Cassava Technologies strengthens Africa’s cloud resilience with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro designation in Johannesburg Archived copy	Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies) Company disclosure	Physical status, Operator claim	2026-07-20	2026-10-16	all-rights-reserved	Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies)	`54964dfb851e1ee0052dff54f3746d1bd310bc7b77a9a1229d21ef10f9715c3d` Retained source material; see source provenance
Google Maps named Africa Data Centres - JHB1 point, Midrand Archived copy	Google Maps Map feature	Geometry	not stated	2026-10-16	all-rights-reserved	Google Maps	`44252ea91a16fb73d251780b82fdb5c5b15a0544a22ff110c9054256bbcc0e2b` Retained source material; see source provenance

Cite this site

Kyars, K. (2026). Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand [site vcc-site-f12c1276f78e5184af30]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-f12c1276f78e5184af30/

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