West Indian Ocean Cable Company
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Sep 17, 2026
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At, at Steven Grootes.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Well, confirmation last night, the US government investing around two and a half billion rand in a digital infrastructure provider called WIOCC.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Now, they build data centers and fiber networks, the money specifically to do that in Africa and in South Africa as well.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Lots of debates at the moment around data centers in South Africa.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Well, confirmation last night, the US government investing, it's around two and a half billion rand, in a digital infrastructure provider called WIOCC.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Now, they build data centers and fiber networks, the money specifically to do that in Africa and in South Africa as well.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Lots of debates at the moment around data centers in South Africa.
Neil GriotHOST
And every other week we talk about strategies for black power.
Neil GriotHOST
So WIOCC Group, an African digital infrastructure company, just secured a $300 million investment from African finance corporation Envision Invest.
Neil GriotHOST
It was signed on September 1st at the LEAP Leap 2026 in Riyadh.
Neil GriotHOST
The money goes to three things, and this is the important part and goes to the title of this story.
Neil GriotHOST
That's what we're talking about.
Neil GriotHOST
That's what we're talking about this African company getting a $300 million investment to do.
Neil GriotHOST
So WIOCC already operates in more than 30 African countries, connecting more than a thousand locations.
Neil GriotHOST
It's carrier neutral platform, which means that it doesn't serve one company.