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POWER GUZZLERS (PART FIVE): The wheeling and dealing behind South Africa’s AI factories

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

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POWER GUZZLERS (PART FIVE): The wheeling and dealing behind South Africa’s AI factories
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South Africa is in the grip of an infrastructure supercycle, but it isn’t roads or rails. It is the rise of the AI Factory, windowless fortresses consuming small cities worth of power.

South Africa is in the grip of an infrastructure supercycle, but it isn’t roads or rails. It is the rise of the AI Factory, windowless fortresses consuming small cities worth of power.

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