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Teraco Sovereign Cloud Profile

Sub-Saharan Africa's leading colocation provider with hyperscale-ready data centres.

AttributeValue
Provider typeColocation / Sovereign Cloud
Legal entityTeraco Datacentre Environment Proprietary Limited
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Ownership jurisdictionSouth Africa
Parent companyTelindus / Naspers
Public/PrivatePublic (JSE: TER)
Founded2014
Websitehttps://www.teraco.co.za
Countries available🇿🇦🇿🇲
Sovereign offeringsSovereign Cloud
Last verified2026-08-12 Verified
Verification status. Profile facts collected by GetSovereign against publicly available documentation. Verification date: 2026-08-12.

Sovereignty overview

Data locationIn-region (🇿🇦🇿🇲)
OperationsLocal personnel with certified security
Key controlYes
Support personnelLocal personnel with certified security
Parent jurisdictionSouth Africa
Infrastructure ownershipColocation / Sovereign Cloud

Teraco is a south-based colocation / sovereign cloud.

Data residency

Data residency in the following regions:

CodeCountryRegion NameStatus
ZA🇿🇦 South AfricaJohannesburg (OR1, OR2), Cape Town (CT1)Operating
ZM🇿🇲 ZambiaLusaka (LU1)Operating

Encryption and key control

Customer-managed keys available Access restrictions: Local personnel with certified security

Government offerings

No dedicated government cloud

AI sovereignty

No sovereign AI offering

Evidence

  1. Teraco operates sub-Saharan Africa's largest data centre footprint. Teraco investor relations ·https://ir.teraco.co.za· retrieved 2026-03
  2. Teraco hosts AWS, Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure edge locations. Teraco cloud partnerships ·https://www.teraco.co.za/ecosystem/· retrieved 2026-01

Confidence level: medium-high. Verified

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Frequently asked questions

Is Teraco a sovereign cloud provider?

Not strictly —.Teraco is a south-based colocation / sovereign cloud.

Where is Teraco headquartered?

Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa.