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Google embarks on African investment safari
Global technology giant Google is pumping major investments into Africa, with its most noteworthy new ventures being the rollout of free public wifi hotspots and a new high-speed undersea cable to boost internet connectivity and affordability.

South Africa and Nigeria – the continent’s two biggest economies – are getting a significant share of the investment. Nigeria became the first country in Africa in February to see the rollout of Google Station – Google’s ground-breaking initiative in developing nations aimed at providing fast, free and open wifi to disadvantaged communities.

Now, Google Station has been launched in the Cape Flats area and other townships in Cape Town such as Langa, Khayelitsha and Gugulethu, with some 125 free public wifi hotspots in these locations.

The project was officially announced at the first-ever Google for South Africa event in Johannesburg on Thursday. Several other announcements and updates around Google’s innovations and investments in the education, consumer, technology start-up and internet infrastructure spaces were highlighted.

Speaking at the event Nitin Gajria, Google’s Africa director, said he was “tremendously excited” about bringing the Google Station innovation to South Africa. He said the concept had been first piloted by Google in India in 2015 and is now in operation in several other developing countries such as Brazil and Mexico.

“Google Station has been hugely successful in India and earlier this year Nigeria saw the concept’s first rollout in Africa. We’ve quietly been piloting the programme in Cape Town’s most underserved communities for a couple of months and now we officially reveal this project to South Africa,” noted Gajria.

“By gaining access to information via the internet, we hope that people in these communities will get a more equal opportunity to learn and develop and live more empowered lives. Google Station is now available in over 100 locations across Langa, Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Delft, Elsies River, Philippi and more in the Cape Flats. Besides being underserved, these areas have high unemployment and crime rates,” he adds.

Questioned by Moneyweb on where the next Google Station location would be in SA and how much Google has invested in the project, Gajria was reluctant to comment.

“For us, this is an investment in the future of South Africa and the continent. We have numerous projects and partnerships across several countries in Africa and around the world,” he said.

https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/sout...stment-safari/
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samorobo:
Lol tylann is a bush boy living in Nakuru..he doesn't know a thing about train...go slow on him please he is just an undergrad

My wahala is too much sef

samorobo:
He is a dumb ass nigga..I told you he can't read to understand.....I pity this undergrad...

What future does he have when he has this difficulty

samorobo:
Lol so you decided to use a SA source this time....I hope they are not being jealous and they know much about kenya

samorobo:
Lol great question..They don't have it , that's why they are jealous..

Rvp like rephrasing it in a way that it would seems modern....he calls it "modern 1st class commuter rail"...lol just imagine talk

samorobo:
My dear you train looks like a catapillar.... Our train design is undoubtedly the best in africa.

kestolove95:
Cardi abi wetin u call ursef, Nicki no b ur mate so respect her idiat

tylann:
you are sick you know nothing about nairobi
iam talking about nairobi metro train not sgr

tylann:
let me ask you a simple question are you stupid

if kenya has internet penetration of 83% which is equivalent of 39 million people out of 47.6 million people
nigeria has a population of around 200 m people and has internet penetration of 60 percent equvalent of 120 million

which country is more productive

stop looking at quantity and look at quality

Amuatulu:
Here's my hacked airtel data balance!
2.2 million gigabytes..

SuperSixSeven:
Good topic, wrong thread!

Still lovin the IDF!

Shma:
,"Nairobi is not Lagos mate "

Shma:
I was pointing out facts out of your stupidity, not that am worshipping skyscrapers. But I hope the message is home. ;
I did the one at bolded deliberately to make you happy. Now lemme rephrase my point. ,"Nairobi is not Lagos mate "

gallivant:
You didn't tell us why you tag Kenya in all your posts. All said and done, be straightforward with your intentions next time so we can deal with that. Styro ya Embakasi!

tylann:
this means kenya has the highest internet connectivity in africa at 83 percent
just do the math what is 83 percent of 47 million
nigeria is 60 %


nigeria has the highest population in africa ..........good lord why am i even explaining this

tylann:
nairobi has a metro line
light rail is underconstruction

tylann:
you are so slow
anyway open the link below

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/internet-users-in-africa-2019-7

Shma:
I feel for you dude! it seems you are so pained. lemme just help you coz you are just posting pictures out of jealous and that is not good for your soul you know?. Pic 1. What's wrong with that! That was a construction zone, Please take note of the word 'was' Pic 2. If you don't no anything about Nai don't be so fast to go post garbage in the name of defending your zoo. I know you're not aware, Nairobi is full of skyscrapers and the guy who was taking that pic was focusing on the garbage from tha particular place but the three towers were visible from a distance away which is possible and normal for a city with tall structures and that made you think like a kid. Anyway I understand you boy, sorry Pic 3. Out dated pic as usual. In conclusion, Lagos is not your mate and please don't allow simple things overrun your emotions. Take it easy bro

tylann:
nairametrics

it is measuring numbers instead of percentage of internet connection

gallivant:
What's your obsession with Kenya? Post your news without mentioning us please.

rvp2018:
Understand the difference btw Abuja light rail and Abuja-Kaduna.The first one carry 400 passengers daily.For comparison Nairobi light rail carries 15-30k daily while Nairobi-MSA carries 7k daily.

NairobiWalker:
Your source is of absolute numbers you idiot.