Cloud and Network Infrastructure in South Africa

Johannesburg anchors the continent's densest interconnection ecosystem.

About South Africa

South Africa is sub-Saharan Africa's primary interconnection anchor, with Johannesburg hosting the highest carrier density on the continent and serving as the regional peering point for enterprise, financial services, and content workloads. It is the default first-node choice for teams deploying into southern and sub-Saharan African markets.
01 · Compute

Compute in South Africa

Detailed compute guidance for South Africa is coming soon. See Africa regional overview.

Enterprise hardware

Intel Xeon Scalable. Up to 384 GB RAM. NVMe and SSD storage tiers.

Premium network

100+ Tbps backbone with dynamic, latency-optimized routing.

Instant provisioning

Deploy via Terraform, REST API, or the point-and-click zenConsole.

Flexible billing

Hourly pay-as-you-go with discounts for longer commitments.

02 · Networking

Networking in South Africa

Detailed networking guidance for South Africa is coming soon. See Africa regional overview.

IP Transit

Blended carrier routes tuned for the lowest real-world latency.

Cloud Connect

Private, dedicated links into AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle.

Cloud WAN

Software-defined backbone spanning 290+ points of presence.

Edge protection

Layer 3 and 4 DDoS mitigation with real-time traffic filtering.

03 · Colocation

Colocation in South Africa

Detailed colocation guidance for South Africa is coming soon. See Africa regional overview.

Carrier-neutral

Access to 400+ carriers and major regional peering exchanges.

Flexible power

Standard and high-density rack configurations on request.

Secure access

Biometric entry, CCTV, and 24/7 dedicated remote hands.

Rapid turn-up

Cage-to-production cross-connects in days, not weeks.

Cities in South Africa

No public POPs in South Africa yet.

Data Centers in South Africa

No public data center POPs in South Africa yet. See nearby: Kenya, Nigeria.

Deploy Infrastructure in South Africa

Talk with Zenlayer to design a deployment strategy in South Africa.

South Africa Infrastructure Guide | Zenlayer