00:00South Africa's plans to position itself as the continent's main data hub are meeting opposition from civil society groups.
00:07President Ramaphosa says the country hosts 70% of Africa's data centre capacity.
00:13But the long-term environmental and societal impact of the growing digital infrastructure is coming under scrutiny.
00:21Civil society groups are now calling for a halt to new data centres until the use of scarce water, land
00:28and electricity resources has been investigated.
00:32Some experts say the call to suspend more approvals should not be taken as a rejection of foreign investment,
00:39but rather as an opportunity to establish clear rules around transparency.
