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Civil society urges probe into South Africa data centre boom
Original: Civil Society Calls on the Human Rights Commission to Investigate the Human Rights Impacts of South Africa’s Data Centre Boom
Civil society groups are calling on the South African Human Rights Commission to investigate the human rights impacts of the country's rapidly expanding data centre industry. The appeal raises concerns over land use, water and energy consumption, and community effects as major technology firms build large-scale data infrastructure across South Africa, prompting a wider debate about who bears the costs of digital growth.
Why now: Rapid growth of data centre construction in South Africa has sparked concerns over its environmental and community impacts.
South African Human Rights CommissionSouth Africacivil society organisationsdata centre industry
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