Digital Parks Africa: A Company Overview
Digital Parks Africa was founded in 2017 with a bold vision: to revolutionise Africa’s digital landscape by making world-class data centre solutions accessible to all businesses, regardless of size. As a 100% private South African-owned company, in Africa for Africa, we’re more than just a data centre service provider — we’re the digital heartbeat of the continent. We take a partner approach to deliver tailored data centre services that meet the unique needs of our customers.
Engineered for Africa, Built for Performance
Rooted in local expertise and strengthened by global skills, we understand Africa’s unique challenges and opportunities. As trusted custodians of advanced data environments, we lead in high rack power densities, innovative cooling solutions, class-leading PUE below 1.5, and cost-optimised structures such as with our ‘pass-through power’ pricing model. Enjoy enhanced scalability, lower latency, and robust disaster recovery in South Africa’s economic hubs.
Digital Parks Africa—always reliable, always agile, and always on.
Our Values
Customer Obsessed
Our customer is king. We are committed to providing the best service and prioritising our customers’ needs.
Agile
We embrace flexibility and deliver agile solutions that scale seamlessly, giving customers the freedom to grow.
Empowering
We empower customers with cutting-edge, future-proof data centre solutions.
Accessible
We break down barriers by providing access to advanced data centre services.
Africa-Centric
Our operations and strategies are rooted in a deep understanding and commitment to the African market.
Trusted
We deliver secure, resilient, and transparent services you can always rely on.
Vision and Mission
At Digital Parks Africa, our purpose is grounded in progress. We aim to create lasting impact by supporting Africa’s digital growth through reliable, future-focused infrastructure—built to empower businesses, connect communities, and drive meaningful change across the continent.
Our Vision
To be Africa’s trusted data centre partner — renowned for reliability, scalability, and innovation. We aim to lead the industry by delivering tailored solutions that drive transformation and empower every business to thrive in a connected world.
Our Mission
To reshape Africa’s digital future by providing secure, scalable data centre services. We’re committed to protecting digital assets, advancing technology, and empowering our people and partners across the continent.
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE): Level 4 Contributor
We are proud to be a B-BBEE Level 4 contributor, demonstrating our commitment to driving sustainable economic empowerment in South Africa.
Our focus on promoting diversity, supporting local communities, and fostering inclusive growth ensures that our business practices align with the country’s transformation goals, creating lasting value for both our clients and the broader economy.
Our Milestones
DPA Launches
DPA’s First Major Colocation Customer
Strategic Partnership Growth
Increasing Footprint
New Strategic Initiatives
Increase Capacity
Flagship Data Centre Expansion
Our Future Plans
Cooling Innovation
We’re introducing triple-redundant (N+2) cooling and soon deploying liquid cooling for superior heat dissipation in high-density racks. These upgrades will slash energy use, shrink our environmental footprint, and keep optimal conditions even at peak demand.
Infrastructure for AI
We plan on providing scalable, secure, and flexible data centre designs tailored for AI-driven applications, ensuring seamless cloud integration and advanced cooling.
Site Expansion
Our Samrand facility is continuously growing, including a brand-new 3-floor building adjacent to the current building.
Location Expansion
We are developing new colocation sites with planned expansions in Cape Town, Tshwane, Johannesburg, and in other African countries like Mozambique, DRC, Nigeria and more to enhance capacity, connectivity, and operational resilience across South Africa and Africa.
Let’s Build Africa’s Digital Future Together
Partner with a data centre provider that understands your vision, your challenges, and your growth potential. Get in touch to explore how we can support your journey with reliable, future-focused infrastructure.
