DIGITAL DOMINANCE SECURED: In a MOVE that critics warn hands over the NATION’S DATA NERVOUS SYSTEM to a SINGLE CORPORATE LEVIATHAN, the Competition Commission has RUBBER-STAMPED a terrifying consolidation of power. Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a subsidiary of the Mauritius-based Wiocc Group, has been CLEARED to swallow SEVEN critical data centres from NTT Data, effectively creating an infrastructure MONOPOLY that will control the flow of information from Bloemfontein to Cape Town.
This isn’t just business—it’s a QUIET COUP. Behind the technical jargon of “colocation” and “edge capacity” lies a chilling reality: a FOREIGN-CONTROLLED entity now owns the physical vaults housing South Africa’s most sensitive corporate and personal data. With this acquisition, OADC doesn’t just expand its footprint; it positions itself as the UNQUESTIONABLE GATEKEEPER for the continent’s digital future. Every email, every financial transaction, every piece of private information could soon flow through THEIR pipes, under THEIR control.
The Commission’s claim of “no substantial lessening of competition” is a BETRAYAL of the public trust. By allowing this deal, they have IGNORED the fundamental danger of concentrating such immense infrastructural power. In an era of digital espionage and cyber warfare, this move creates a SINGLE, GLARING TARGET for malicious actors and grants a private corporation UNPRECEDENTED INFLUENCE over the nation’s economic and social stability.
The digital sovereignty of South Africa has just been auctioned off, and the public wasn’t even in the room to hear the gavel fall. This is how freedom erodes—not with a bang, but with a server hum.
Author: Kayitsi.com
