{
  "id": 8938858,
  "title": "Housing group challenges Cape Town approval of Equinix data centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/housing-group-challenges-cape-town-approval-of-equinix-data-centre",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T14:16:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-09-21-housing-group-challenges-cape-town-approval-of-equinix-data-centre/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A planned 174 MVA hyperscale data centre development in Cape Town has been suspended following an appeal by civil society groups over concerns regarding its impact on water, electricity, and adjacent communities.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}