Equinix Secures Rezoning Approval for Two Major Data Centers in Cape Town Amid Growing Opposition

Equinix has moved a step closer to expanding its African footprint after the Cape Town Municipal Planning Tribunal approved the rezoning of a 37-acre land parcel near the city’s airport. The approval allows the company to reclassify land within the King Air Industrial hub to accommodate a second, larger data center, though the proposal has drawn mounting public and legal opposition. The two facilities are planned for Pallotti Road in King Air Industrial, a designated logistics and industrial zon